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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Dogecoin Raises $7k for Indian Olympians, But Hurdles Remain
Reddit's dogecoin community raised 4.2m dogecoin to help India's underfunded winter Olympians attend the 2014 Olympic Games.
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Visa CEO Doesn't See Bitcoin As Business Threat
Visa CEO Charlie Scharf offered his opinion of bitcoin in a first-quarter earnings call.
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Bitcoin Hearings Day 2: Bitcoin Businesses Court Regulation in NY
Day two of New York's bitcoin hearings saw the emergence of a loose consensus of regulatory goals.
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Bitcoin Hearings Day 1: Bitcoin Hits 'Tipping Point' with New York Regulators
New York regulators announced upcoming bitcoin regulation in 2014, but what that will entail is still up for debate.
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BitInstant CEO Charlie Shrem Arrested in Silk Road Bitcoin Bust
Charges have been filed against exchange owner Charlie Shrem for allegedly selling $1m in bitcoins to Silk Road users.
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Major UK Banks Face Backlash After Withdrawal Limits and Delays
Customers are reporting difficulty obtaining their cash due to contentious policy changes and service interruptions.
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App.net Debuts Crowdfunding Platform for Bitcoin
App.net has announced a new crowdfunding platform, Backer, that accepts bitcoin for software projects.
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California Scientist Seeks Cancer Cure With Bitcoin
Gene and Cell Technologies, a California-based stem cell research center, now accepts bitcoin.
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Video Cards Drive First-Day Sales Surge For TigerDirect
Video cards, power units, tablets and Xbox units drove first-day bitcoin sales for TigerDirect.
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Bitcoin and Litecoin Top Sources of WikiLeaks Donations
WikiLeaks revealed on 24th January that the majority of its public funding now comes through bitcoin and litecoin.
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