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

Four Winners Split 44,000 Bitcoins in Final Silk Road Auction

The US Marshals Service has revealed that its fourth and final auction of confiscated Silk Road bitcoins resulted in four winners.

US Marshals

Markets

Visa Europe Announces Blockchain Remittance Proof-of-Concept

Visa Europe has announced it is working on a proof-of-concept for a blockchain-based remittance service.

visa, money

Markets

Bitly Alternative Cred Rewards Social Sharers With Bitcoin

A new project is seeking to disrupt the URL management space with a Bitly alternative that rewards users with bitcoin.

online content

Markets

Bitcoin Price Declines But Rallies Above $300

The price of bitcoin declined nearly 8% over the course of the day’s trading, falling to below $300 before recovering at around $310.

Up and Down (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Meet the 5 Blockchain Startups in Boost VC’s Tribe 6

California incubator Boost VC recently saw five blockchain startups graduate from its program as part of its Tribe 6 class of companies.

Boost VC

Markets

Bitcoin Price Drops 13% to Fall Below $350

The price of bitcoin on the CoinDesk USD Bitcoin Price Index fell more than 10% today to reach a seven-day low of $335.14.

price, decline

Markets

SEC Chief Urges Caution But Sees Blockchain Potential

Commissioner Kara Stein, the highest-ranking official at the US Securities and Exchange Commission, has issued new remarks about the blockchain.

SEC

Markets

Coinbase Seeking to Expand Bitcoin Services to Latin America

Coinbase is seeking to expand its bitcoin buying and selling services to new Asian and Latin American markets in 2016.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Markets

US Justice Department Holds Blockchain Summit in San Francisco

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) convened a first-of-its-kind conference on digital currency and the blockchain in San Francisco today.

DOJ conference

Markets

Bitcoin Exchange itBit Wins 10,000 BTC in US Government Auction

Bitcoin exchange itBit has emerged as the first of what could be as many as three winners in last week's US government bitcoin auction.

Auction