Pete Rizzo

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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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New York Now Accepting Applications for Digital Currency Exchanges
New York has indicated it will have regulation in place for bitcoin exchanges by Q2 2014.
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US Securities Regulator FINRA Warns of Bitcoin's Investment Risks
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the USA's largest independent regulator, has issued an investor alert about bitcoin.
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Mt. Gox's Chapter 15 Bankruptcy Won't Stop US Class Action, Lawyer Says
The exchange's latest bankruptcy filing doesn't protect all of its legal entities, a US lawyer for the victims suggests.
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French Finance Minister Calls for EU Action on Bitcoin Regulation
A top French financial official is calling on the EU's ECOFIN council to consider far-reaching bitcoin regulation.
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eBay Patent Filing for Currency Exchange System Included Bitcoin
A newly surfaced patent shows bitcoin has been a part of the company's planning as far back as 2011.
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Mt. Gox Files for Chapter 15 US Bankruptcy Protection
Troubled Japan-based bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection.
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Meet Roger Dickinson, The Man Behind California's Bill to Legalize Bitcoin
The California Assembly’s Roger Dickinson talks about his state’s neutral approach to digital currency legislation.
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Bitcoin Payments Removed from Fancy's iOS App at Apple's Request
Fancy is no longer accepting bitcoin payments via its mobile app, a decision it says Apple requested.
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Community Fundraiser Nets $7k and Counting for Alleged Bitcoin Creator Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto
An Andreas Antonopoulos-led fundraiser has thus far raised more than $7k for Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto.
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Butterfly Labs Delays Continue, 28nm Monarch Delivery Pushed Back to April
Shipments of Butterfly Labs' 28nm Monarch Mining ASIC will be delayed until April due to component problems.
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