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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Chain Previews New Blockchain Privacy Tech 'Confidential Assets'
Chain previewed forthcoming privacy features for its enterprise blockchain protocol at CoinDesk's developer event yesterday.
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Microsoft Details Collaboration With Blockchain Startup Tierion
Tech giant Microsoft has announced a new blockchain partnership as part of its internal decentralized identity initiative.
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Bitcoin is Abuzz With New Satoshi Nakamoto Rumors
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Blocked By Block Size, Bitcoin's Brain Trust Goes Back to Basics
Day two at the Satoshi Roundtable saw guests try to break new ground on some of the larger issues facing bitcoin and regroup around its core values.
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China's Central Bank is Testing a Blockchain-Backed Digital Currency
The People's Bank of China has reportedly tested a blockchain-based digital currency along with a number of major commercial banks.
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Scaling Revisited: What If Bitcoin's Big 'Problem' is Its Great Strength?
Day one of the Satoshi Roundtable conference saw fervent debate on a range of topics, though scaling once again took the center stage.
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Hong Kong's BitVC Adds Fees For Exchange Traders
China-based bitcoin exchange Huobi announced another update to its trading fee policies today.
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Bitcoin’s Price Unfazed as China’s Exchanges Add Fees
Bitcoin prices have remained largely unchanged today, fluctuating around $900 despite new trading fees on the three largest exchanges.
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China's Bitcoin Exchanges End No-Fee Trading in Market Shake-Up
China's 'Big Three' bitcoin exchanges have taken the combined decision to drop trading fees following central bank talks.
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Blockchain Wallets Are Coming (Maybe Soon) to a Car Near You
A new project envisions how motorists' lives could be made easier by automated payments over a blockchain.
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