Pete Rizzo

Pete Rizzo was CoinDesk's editor-in-chief until September 2019. Prior to joining CoinDesk in 2013, he was an editor at payments news source PYMNTS.com.

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Markets

Deutsche Bank Seeks Real-World Impact With Blockchain Strategy

Deutsche Bank's Ed Budd talks about the investment bank's blockchain strategy and how it is pursuing trials that explore its real-world use.

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Barclays Demos R3’s Corda Distributed Ledger at London Event

Barclays demonstrated a smart contract platform built on Corda, R3's new distributed ledger project, in London today.

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Fed Governor Advises Regulators to Be ‘Attentive’ to Blockchain

A member of the US Federal Reserve's board of governors issued new remarks this week on the potential of blockchain technology.

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LHV Bank’s Bitcoin App Wins Innovation Award

A bitcoin-based blockchain wallet application developed by LHV Bank has won the Estonian Banking Association’s 2016 Innovation Award.

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Bitcoin Mining Giant Invests $1.6 Million in Trading Platform

Beijing-based mining giant Bitmain has invested $1.6m in bitcoin data and trading services provider BitKan.

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Airbnb: No Bitcoin Plans After Industry Startup Acqui-Hire

Travel giant Airbnb has indicated it does not have any plans to incorporate bitcoin into its products or services.

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10 Stock and Commodities Exchanges Investigating Blockchain Tech

CoinDesk looks at the ten major stock and commodities exchanges working on blockchain projects and proofs-of-concept.

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Banca IMI Researcher: Blockchain Won't Work if Banks Don't Change

The head of interest rate and credit models at Banca IMI has penned a new paper on blockchain tech.

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CFTC Commissioner: Credit Default Swap Test ‘Proves Merit’ of Blockchain

A CFTC commissioner said today he believes blockchain tech has already proved itself in the market through testing.

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What Circle's UK E-Money License Means for Bitcoin and Blockchain

Industry commentators weigh in on the impact of Circle's new e-money license in the UK.

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