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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Seller Seeks $2 Million in Bitcoin for Real Yukon Gold Mine

$2 million in bitcoin can now buy you a real-life mining operation in Yukon, Canada.

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CAVIRTEX Cuts Fees by 50% in Bid to Boost Customer Morale

The digital currency exchange took to reddit today to solicit feedback and release new announcements about its offerings.

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US Government Bans Researcher for Supercomputer Bitcoin Mining

A National Science Foundation (NSF) researcher has been blacklisted after mining bitcoin without authorization.

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$100k Peter Thiel Fellowship Awarded to Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin

Programmer and writer Vital Buterin has been awarded a fellowship worth $100,000 by the Thiel Foundation.

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eBay CEO: PayPal Will Have to Integrate Digital Currencies

John Donahoe has once again suggested that the integration of digital currencies into his companies' offerings is inevitable.

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CoinJar Returns to Apple App Store With Features Restored

CoinJar's iOS app is now available on the Apple app store in select markets.

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Swiss Regulators Block Zurich Bitcoin ATM Launch

Bitcoin Suisse AG has abruptly cancelled a scheduled ATM launch in Zurich at the request of Swiss regulators.

bitcoin suisse ag, lamassu

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Gallery: Behind the Scenes at Prague's New Bitcoin Center

Bitcoin's latest physical outpost finds a home in Prague, the Czech Republic's largest city.

Prague bitcoin centre

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Apple Policy Update May Open Door for Bitcoin Transactions

Apple's has updated its app guidelines to include 'approved' digital currencies.

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CryptoLocker Crimewave Halted as Global Authorities Disable Network

International authorities have disabled GOZeuS, the P2P network behind the CryptoLocker malware.

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