The big news, needless to say, was business intelligence firm MicroStrategy’s Aug. 11 announcement that it had bought $250 million worth of bitcoins, pouring the entirety of its planned investment in alternative assets as an inflation hedge into the first cryptocurrency.
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CoinDesk editor Pete Rizzo out
Sources told Modern Consensus Rizzo was let go; the change comes as a move into owner Digital Currency Group’s offices raised questions about editorial independence
CoinDesk editor in chief Pete Rizzo has been fired from the cryptocurrency industry news source he built into a powerhouse, sources familiar with the matter told Modern Consensus.

