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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Bitcoin Drops Below $5,000 as Crypto Markets See $13 Billion Sell-Off

The cryptocurrency asset class saw a broad sell-off on Saturday after bitcoin passed a notable milestone in its price history.

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The Bitcoin Price Just Set a New All-Time High Above $4,700

The price of bitcoin is now trading at its highest level ever, according to data from the Bitcoin Price Index.

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$160 Billion: Cryptocurrency Market Sets New All-Time High

Investment in cryptocurrencies continues apace, with the market setting a notable new high today for total investment.

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No SegWit Bump? Bitcoin Price Shrugs Off Upgrade with Sideways Trading

Bitcoin prices were largely flat on the day's trading, suggesting bitcoin's biggest-ever technical change was already priced in.

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Bitcoin Prices Are Up Over $100 Already Today

The average price of bitcoin across global exchanges trended up early yesterday, rising $100 to start the day's session.

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Bitcoin Prices Dip Below $4,000 to Hit 7-Day Low

The bitcoin price is back below $4,000, falling below a notable milestone after roughly a week of trading above the mark.

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Bitcoin Cash Wins Mining Power as Price Falls Back Below $600

The bitcoin cash blockchain is becoming more competitive against the bitcoin chain from which it forked – and that's having interesting impacts.

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Bitcoin Cash Price Nears $1,000 as Breakout Continues

The value of an alternative version of the bitcoin blockchain is soaring at press time, setting a new all-time high near $1,000.

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Block 494,784: Segwit2x Developers Set Date for Bitcoin Hard Fork

The developer team behind the Segwit2x scaling proposal is set to announce a formal date for a planned bitcoin hard fork today.

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Bitcoin Down $100 as Price Seeks Support Above $4,000

Bitcoin prices are beginning to move sideways, just a day after setting a new all-time high.

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