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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Blockchain Land Title Project 'Stalls' in Honduras

Blockchain startup Factom has addressed a longstanding controversy over its contested partnership with the government of Honduras.

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IBM Creates Open-Source Blockchain With Linux and Big Banks

IBM has launched an open-source blockchain project along with financial incumbents including JP Morgan and Wells Fargo.

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DBS, Standard Chartered Develop Distributed Ledger for Trade Finance

Singapore’s DBS Bank has reportedly partnered with Standard Chartered to create a distributed ledger for trade finance.

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McKinsey Report Predicts Four Stages of Blockchain Adoption

The wider adoption of blockchain technology by financial incumbents is likely to take place over four stages according to a new report by McKinsey.

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Japan’s SBI Sumishin Building Blockchain Banking Proof-of-Concept

Japan’s SBI Sumishin Net Bank has announced it will develop a proof-of-concept to explore blockchain banking.

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Two Board Members Exit as Bitcoin Foundation Seeks Funding

Bitcoin Foundation board members Jim Harper and Olivier Janssens have exited the trade organization amid questions about its future.

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Bitcoin Prices Hit Highest Average Since September 2014

The price of bitcoin on the CoinDesk USD Bitcoin Price Index (BPI) rose to its highest level since September 2014 today.

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Australian Central Bank Chief: Questions About Blockchain Remain

Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia Glenn Stevens has issued new comments on blockchain technology.

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Department of Homeland Security Calls for Blockchain Research

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is seeking to better understand blockchain tech through a research initiative.

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NBER Report: Blockchain Could Shift Balance of Corporate Power

The blockchain could dramatically change corporate governance, according to a new report published by the National Bureau of Economic Research.

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