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.

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Marchés

The Bitcoin Price Just Inched Up to Set Another All-Time High

The price of bitcoin reached its highest level ever on the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index today, climbing above $3,550 amid a period of strong gains.

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$126 Billion: The Cryptocurrency Market Just Set a New All-Time High

The total value of all cryptocurrencies has set a new all-time high, just four days after it set its previous record for market capitalization.

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SEC Suspends OTC-Traded Emerging Markets Investor Over ICO Concerns

The SEC has moved to suspend the trading of shares in a Texas-based company over suspicions about its planned initial coin offering.

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$100 Million: Coinbase Raises Biggest-Ever Round for Bitcoin Startup

Coinbase has closed what is likely the largest-ever funding round by a startup building on a public blockchain and providing cryptocurrency services.

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Litecoin Prices Hold Steady Near $50 as Bitcoin Locks In SegWit

Litecoin continues to hover near all-time highs – a move that suggests it could be developing staying power in a diversified crypto market.

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Ether Tops $300 as Price Rises to 30-Day High

The price of ether increased today, topping $300 for the first time since June amidst a broader appreciation of the cyrptocurrency asse

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Ether, Litecoin and More: Overstock Now Accepts Cryptocurrencies as Payment

Online retail giant Overstock has partnered with ShapeShift as part of a bid to accept more cryptocurrencies as payment.

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$3,500: Bitcoin Price Sets Another New All-Time High

The price of bitcoin continues to climb to new highs, reaching an average of over $3,500 across global exchanges today.

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Bitcoin Is Now Worth Nearly 3 Times More Than an Ounce of Gold

Bitcoin's rising price has made it worth nearly three times as much as gold, according to public markets data.

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Cryptocurrency Market Tops $116 Billion to Set New All-Time High

The total value of all publicly traded cryptocurrencies set a new all-time high today, with the class now worth just over $116.9 billion.

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