Pete Pachal

Pete Pachal is CoinDesk's Chief of Staff for the Content team. A technology journalist for more than 20 years, Pete joined CoinDesk in 2020. In his role, he oversees operations and strategy for editorial, multimedia, evergreen content and more. Prior to joining CoinDesk, Pete was a senior editor for Mashable, PCMag and the Syfy Channel. Originally from Canada, Pete holds degrees in both journalism (University of King's College) and engineering (University of Alberta). He holds small amounts of BTC, ETH and SOL. His favorite Doctor Who monsters are the Cybermen.

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Markets

Coinbase Has Drawn a Line in the Sand for Its Activist Employees

Is Brian Armstrong right to eschew corporate activism for a focus on the "mission"?

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong speaks at Consensus 2019.

Finance

IoT Startup Helium Floats New Hardware Device for Mining Its HNT Crypto Tokens

Helium is hoping a new manufacturing deal with RAK Wireless will help the crypto-powered IoT network expand its reach.

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Policy

Money Reimagined: Let’s Be Privacy Scolds

Technical solutions to protect financial privacy may not suffice. Stronger cultural norms around minding one’s own business are needed as well.

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Scammers Are Forging CoinDesk Emails – Here’s How to Protect Yourself

Scammers are forging CoinDesk newsletters in phishing emails. Here’s how to spot them and protect yourself.

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Markets

Donate to Help Fight COVID-19 With CoinDesk and NY Blockchain Week

During Consensus: Distributed, CoinDesk is raising money for COVID-19 relief using an innovative method called quadratic funding.

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Introducing CoinDesk’s All-New Newsletters

CoinDesk’s newsletters are getting a big upgrade. There’s no better way to stay up to date on bitcoin, crypto and the transformation of the global financial system.

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