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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MIT Calls Out 'Critical Flaws' in New York's BitLicense

MIT Digital Currency Initiative director Brian Forde has published new criticism of New York's proposed bitcoin regulation.

MIT, campus

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Bitcoin Researcher Ed Felten Named White House Tech Officer

Princeton University professor of computer science and bitcoin researcher Ed Felten has joined the White House as deputy chief technology officer.

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Demo Day Recap: 5 Boost VC Bitcoin Startups on the Rise

CoinDesk highlights the best pitches from Boost VC's Tribe 5 Demo Day, held at The Circus Club in Atherton, California, on 7th May.

Boost VC, Adam Draper

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BitPagos Strikes Deal With Best Buy Mexico E-Commerce Partner

BitPagos has partnered with Latin American e-commerce solutions provider Entrepids to offer bitcoin as a merchant payment option.

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Dubai's BitOasis Opens Bitcoin Buying Service at TechCrunch Disrupt

Dubai-based startup BitOasis has announced the launch of a bitcoin buying platform aimed at underbanked consumers in the Middle East.

Dubai, UAE

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Review: GetGems iOS App Glitters But It's Still Seeking Gold

GetGems' bitcoin-powered messaging service is a striking and entertaining app, even if its most useful features feel secondary in current form.

GetGems,

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Case Bitcoin Hardware Wallet Available for Pre-Order

CryptoLabs officially launched its Case hardware wallet at TechCrunch Disrupt NY’s Startup Battlefield today.

case, cryptolabs

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Block Chain Summit Responds to Backlash Over Private Island Bash

BitFury CEO Valery Vavilov and Bill Tai open up about the Block Chain Summit, one of the most divisive digital currency events in recent months.

Necker Island

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MIT's First Digital Currency Director Talks Taking Bitcoin Mainstream

Newly appointed MIT Digital Currency Initiative director Brian Forde discusses his university's role in "mainstreaming" digital currency.

MIT

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Hollywood Studio Lionsgate Films in Talks to Accept Bitcoin

Lionsgate Films, the production studio behind titles such as The Hunger Games and The Day After Tomorrow, has partnered with GoCoin.

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