Pete Rizzo
Pete Rizzo is a crypto veteran journalist and one of the most respected voices in Bitcoin. A Bitcoin historian, Rizzo is one of the longest-tenured writers specializing in the crypto space and conducts archival research on Bitcoin's history to highlight and identify the people and events that most impacted its development. He is best known for his foundational work as Editor-in-Chief at leading industry news-source, CoinDesk. As Founding Writer and Editor for CoinDesk, he oversaw all content production for the company, as well as CoinDesk's subscription emails, monthly research reports and internal training. Today, Rizzo is the Host of Blockworks' Supply Shock, a podcast where he features interviews with the industry's best builders and investors. He is also an Editor at Bitcoin Magazine, Editor-at-Large at Kraken Exchange, and Contributor at Forbes.
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
Host of Supply Shock, Blockworks
Editor-at-Large, Kraken Exchange
Co-Founder, Association of Cryptocurrency Journalists and Researchers
Rizzo is best known for his foundational work as Editor-in-Chief at leading industry news-source, CoinDesk.
Under his leadership, the CoinDesk news team grew from a team of 3 U.S. journalists to a team of nearly 30 global content creators.
He authored more than 1,500 breaking news stories and in-depth features for CoinDesk during his six-year tenure.
During his time at CoinDesk, he appeared onstage with industry influencers such as Blockstream CEO Adam Back, TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington and Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao.
EARLY CAREER
Prior to Kraken, he was a Strategic Advisor at TheStreet and a Senior Editor payments news source PYMNTS.com.
He was an Editor for ContentLEAD, Brafton, and Massachusetts Daily Collegian.
Throughout his career, he has been featured or quoted in CoinDesk, Yahoo! Finance, Bitcoin Magazine, TheStreet, and Real Vision, among others.