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.

Pete Rizzo

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Blockchain Project Factom Raises $400k at $11 Million Valuation

Factom Inc, the for-profit business entity overseeing the blockchain recordkeeping project Factom, has raised $400,000 in new seed funding.

Factom

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Bitcoin Firm Signs Compliance Deal With Banking Giant Barclays

UK banking giant Barclays has signed contracts with two blockchain startups, according to the New York Business Journal.

compliance, regulation

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Ripple Sues Social App for $2 Million Over Trademark Infringement

Ripple has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Kefi Labs, the makers of a social photo-sharing app called Ripple.

infringement

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Blockstream to Launch First Sidechain for Bitcoin Exchanges

Nearly one year after the release of its white paper, bitcoin technology startup Blockstream has released its first commercial sidechains application.

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Inside Multichain: A Build-Your-Own Blockchain Service for Banks

CoinDesk breaks down Multichain, a private blockchain solution for banks that has seen a growing number of downloads.

assembly

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Scorechain Raises $570k for European Bitcoin Compliance Solution

Bitcoin compliance solutions provider Scorechain has raised €500,000 ($570,000) in seed funding.

scorechain

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BitFury Hosts Secret Block Chain Summit in Middle East

Following the first Block Chain Summit at Sir Richard Branson's private Necker Island, BitFury has organized a follow up event in the Middle East.

abu dhabi, middle east

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Ripple Releases Interledger to Connect Banks and Blockchains

CoinDesk speaks to Ripple about Interledger, its new protocol aimed at connecting bank and blockchain ledgers.

network, connections

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Lightning, Duplex and the Search for Scalable Bitcoin Micropayments

CoinDesk speaks to developers seeking to update the functionality of bitcoin's technology to allow for cost-effective micropayments.

servers, computers

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Bitcoin Price Hits Highest Level Since August

The price of bitcoin on the CoinDesk USD Bitcoin Price Index rose to a high today of $247.57, its highest total since 18th August.

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