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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I Underestimated Just How Many Subpoenas I Would Get

The number of subpoenas early crypto companies got from misinformed government agencies was "staggering," says Bloq's Steve Beauregard.

Steve Beauregard

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Blockstack Files With SEC to Raise $50 Million in Reg-A+ Crypto Token Sale

Blockstack has filed with the U.S. SEC to to conduct a $50 million token offering under the Regulation A+ framework

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The Unbelievable Brilliance of Binance

Whatever people make of Binance, the company's success isn't just unprecedented, it's precedent-setting.

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The First Car Purchased With Bitcoin Is Now the World's Most Expensive Prius

CoinDesk takes a ride in the first car ever purchased with bitcoin – a Prius paid for with 1,000 BTC.

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Bitcoin Is... Bitcoin Just Is What?

What is bitcoin? 40 experts show that 10 years later, it's still a question with a variety of answers.

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Inside the Museum of Bitcoin: An Interactive Tour of Crypto History

We took a tour of the Museum of Bitcoin, a pop-up installation at The North American Bitcoin Conference 2019. It was a trip down memory lane.

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Winklevoss Ordered to Pay $45K Worth of Charlie Shrem's Legal Fees

The court filing is the latest in a high-profile lawsuit that has pitted three high-profile cryptocurrency industry personalities against each other.

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Kraken Acquires Futures Startup In Deal Worth At Least $100 Million

Kraken has inked a “nine-figure" deal that now makes it the only crypto exchange to offer regulated futures trading in Europe.

Kraken CEO Jesse Powell