Pete Pachal

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Pete Pachal is CoinDesk's Executive Editor of Operations and Strategy. Pete has served as the chief tech editor for several prominent media brands, including Mashable, PCMag, and the Syfy Channel, and was the Editorial Director of Reviews.com.

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Internet of Things

IoT Startup Helium Floats New Hardware Device for Mining Its HNT Crypto Tokens

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Helium is hoping a new manufacturing deal with RAK Wireless will help the crypto-powered IoT network expand its reach.

Opinion

Money Reimagined: Let’s Be Privacy Scolds

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Technical solutions to protect financial privacy may not suffice. Stronger cultural norms around minding one’s own business are needed as well.

Scams

Scammers Are Forging CoinDesk Emails – Here’s How to Protect Yourself

Pete Pachal

Scammers are forging CoinDesk newsletters in phishing emails. Here’s how to spot them and protect yourself.

Consensus: Distributed

Donate to Help Fight COVID-19 With CoinDesk and NY Blockchain Week

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During Consensus: Distributed, CoinDesk is raising money for COVID-19 relief using an innovative method called quadratic funding.

Newsletters

Introducing CoinDesk’s All-New Newsletters

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CoinDesk’s newsletters are getting a big upgrade. There’s no better way to stay up to date on bitcoin, crypto and the transformation of the global financial system.