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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Can Bitcoin Change Wi-Fi For the Better?

We take a look at the companies hoping to increase the ease of WiFi access with bitcoin micropayments.

wifi, internet

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FuturePerfect VC: Emerging Markets are Bitcoin's Best Bet

FuturePerfect Ventures founding partner Jalak Jobanputra talks opportunities in the bitcoin and blockchain space and VC funding trends.

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Blockchain Hackathon Heads to India's Bombay Stock Exchange

IBM is among the sponsors of a forthcoming India-based hackathon set to focus on bitcoin, the blockchain and FinTech.

IBM

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Winklevoss Brothers File Trust Application for Gemini Exchange

Entrepreneurs and investors Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss have filed an application for a limited liability trust company in New York.

winklevoss

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ShoCard's Quest to Secure Identity on the Blockchain

CoinDesk speaks to ShoCard CEO Armin Ebrahimi about his company's efforts to disrupt identity verification via the blockchain.

TechCrunch, shocard

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Fed Official Outlines Bitcoin Risks for Community Banks

The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco has penned an informal advisory note to community banks regarding digital currencies.

bank

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Nasdaq CEO Hints at New Blockchain Projects

Following Nasdaq's first announcement in May, CEO Bob Greifeld has stated the stock exchange plans to roll out additional blockchain projects.

nasdaq, exchange

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Blockchain Project Factom Raises $1.1 Million in Crowdsale

Factom has closed $1.1m in new funding following the debut of a release client and before an expected beta client rollout.

Factom

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Bitcoin Exchange itBit Launches OTC Trading Desk

ItBit has launched its Global OTC Agency Trading Desk, a new, five-person over-the-counter (OTC) trading service based in New York.

charts, trading

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Why Bitcoin Should Embrace Stupidity

CoinDesk's Pete Rizzo discusses why the bitcoin industry should learn from the early Internet's sillier success stories.

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