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

Tickets for $1.5 Billion Powerball Jackpot Now Selling for Bitcoin

JackPocket, a startup that lets you buy state lottery tickets using a mobile device, has integrated bitcoin payments.

Lottery balls

Markets

PayPal Adds Bitcoin Startup CEO to Board of Directors

Xapo CEO Wences Casares has been appointed to PayPal’s board of directors, the pioneering online payments firm announced today.

Wences Casares

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Japanese Think Tank NRI Considers Expanding Blockchain Research

NRI's Kazumitsu Yokokawa discusses the Japanese professional services firm's ongoing collaborations with major banks on blockchain efforts.

Invest, business

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World of Bitcoin Shrinks as Startups Scale Back at CES 2016

One of the biggest events in the annual tech calendar has passed with only a minor presence from bitcoin or blockchain industry firms.

CES 2016

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Why Bitcoin Needs 21 Inc to Deliver in 2016

You may not have heard the name Balaji Srinivasan, but in 2016 the 21 Inc CEO could become synonymous with bitcoin.

race, business

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Controversial Neo & Bee CEO Resurfaces After Disappearance

Danny Brewster, CEO of embattled Cyprus-based bitcoin startup Neo & Bee, has resurfaced, years after disappearing from the community.

disappear, business

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P2P Bitcoin Lender Seeks Market Traction in Brazil

Bitcoin lending startup Bitbond is seeking to gain traction in Portugal and Brazil in 2016.

brazil

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Gem Shifts Focus With New Emphasis on Blockchain

Gem CEO Micah Winkelspecht talks his company's latest funding round and why its evolving take on bitcoin is leading it to embrace the blockchain.

gearstick, car

Markets

BitPay Among Latest to Join Microsoft Blockchain Platform

BitPay is among four new partners joining Microsoft's forthcoming blockchain-as-a-service offering on its Azure platform.

microsoft

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Chain Issues Investor Shares on Nasdaq Blockchain Platform

Blockchain startup Chain has issued shares to an investor using Nasdaq’s private markets blockchain solution, Linq.

investment