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.

Pete Rizzo

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Markets

Denial, Outrage and Acceptance: Reactions to Satoshi Nakamoto's 'Unmasking'

Newsweek's article has sent tremors through the bitcoin community, drawing a range of reactions – from denial to outrage.

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Tech

Will Linux Flaw Leave Bitcoiners Vulnerable to Attacks?

A longstanding error with the Linux gnuTLS package could have a wide-ranging impact on the bitcoin community.

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Markets

Robocoin to Debut First Traveling Bitcoin ATM at SXSW Interactive Festival

Robocoin has revealed four ATM units will be headed to Austin, Texas, for this year's SXSW Interactive festival.

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Markets

Poloniex Loses 12.3% of its Bitcoins in Latest Bitcoin Exchange Hack

Withdrawals are once again live on Poloniex after it lost 12.3% of its bitcoins to hackers.

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Markets

Bitcoin Bank Flexcoin to Close After $600k Bitcoin Theft

Flexcoin has revealed 890 BTC were stolen as part of a breach of its hot wallet storage.

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Markets

Bitcoin Foundation Sets Record Straight on New UK Office

The Bitcoin Foundation discussed its newest London office, which became an unlikely magnet for controversy on Sunday.

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Markets

Bitcoin Prices Rise 15% to Reach Post Mt. Gox Crisis High

Bitcoin prices were the highest observed since the resignation of Mt. Gox CEO from the Bitcoin Foundation on Monday.

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Markets

Iceland’s Auroracoin Passes Litecoin, Becomes Third Largest Altcoin by Market Cap

The meteoric rise of the Icelandic altcoin has surprised even its founder.

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Policy

UK Eliminates Tax on Bitcoin Trading, Publishes Official Guidance

New reports suggest HMRC will formally remove VAT on bitcoin trading in the UK this week.

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Markets

Coin Miners Dogged By Mining Pool Security Flaws

Distributed denial-of-service attacks have posed an increasingly severe and frustrating problem for mining pools in recent weeks.

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