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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Chinese Lender CreditEase Launches Blockchain Supply Chain Service
A major peer-to-peer lender in China is seeking to promote blockchain solutions in the global supply chain.
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BitOasis Expands Credit Card Bitcoin Buying to 5 New Countries
Dubai-based bitcoin startup BitOasis is expanding its presence outside the UAE with a new announcement.
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A Major Bitcoin Scaling Meeting Could Take Place This May
An attempt is being made to gather representatives of bitcoin's diverse communities to discuss bitcoin scaling.
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Storj to Migrate Decentralized Storage Service to Ethereum Blockchain
Storj Labs intends to move its decentralized storage service to the ethereum blockchain, the startup announced in a blog post today.
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Fork Fallout? A Bitcoin Split Could Become a Legal Mess
Should the bitcoin network split into rival chains, those impacted in the fallout may be unable to turn to courts for recourse, lawyers say.
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Bats Exchange is Fighting the Winklevoss Bitcoin ETF Rejection
In a petition to the SEC, an exchange affiliated with a failed bitcoin investment product is pushing back against a rejection by regulators.
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Developers Discuss Wallet Safety Under Hard Fork Conditions
A proposal for how bitcoin wallets could be protected under adversarial conditions is seeing discussion among Bitcoin Core developers.
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Bitcoin Unlimited: Mining Power Should Determine Hard Fork
The developers behind an alternative bitcoin software took steps today to allay fears that an upgrade to its code would be disruptive to the market.
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Bitcoin Sinks $100 As Price Nears $1,000
Bitcoin prices fell to their lowest level in four weeks today amid continued discussion about a potential network hard fork.
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Which Majority? Bitcoin Exchange Accord Reveals Hard Fork Dilemma
A newly released statement from major exchanges today may have stoked tensions in the ongoing bitcoin scaling debate.
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