Elizabeth Napolitano

Elizabeth Napolitano was a data journalist at CoinDesk, where she reported on topics such as decentralized finance, centralized cryptocurrency exchanges, altcoins, and Web3. She has covered technology and business for NBC News and CBS News. In 2022, she received an ACP national award for breaking news reporting.

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Finance

Crypto Asset Manager Valkyrie Lost the Biggest Investor in Its $11M Funding Round

Valkyrie is seeking other ways to raise the money, which the company initially said it didn’t really need.

Canary Capital founder and CEO Steve McClurg (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Aptos Debuts Its Blockchain, Putting Millions in VC Dollars to the Test

The venture capital darling has been anticipated for months.

Aptos Labs CEO Mo Shaikh (Tracy Wang/CoinDesk)

Finance

Smart-Contract Platform Soroban Receives $100M to Build on Stellar Network

The Stellar Network-based platform is supported by a $100 million adoption fund from the Stellar Development Foundation. 

(Pixabay)

Policy

EU Commission Launches Proposal for Study of Automated DeFi Supervision

The study is the latest in a series of moves in a regulatory push across the bloc. 

The EU tentatively agreed its crypto law MiCA in June. (Constantine Johnny/Getty Images)

Policy

Portuguese Proposal Would Enact Taxes on Crypto Transfers, Capital Gains

The country had been notable for having no crypto taxes on individuals, but the finance minister last spring had promised that stance was soon to end. 

(Kutay Tanir/Getty Images)

Finance

Robo-Advisor Betterment Partners With Crypto Exchange Gemini to Offer Customized Crypto Portfolios

The partnership gives Betterment’s 730,000 customers access to customized crypto investment plans based on their risk profiles and interests.

Tyler y Cameron Winklevoss, de Gemini, en el evento TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2015. (TechCrunch/Wikimedia)

Policy

SEC Sues 2 Crypto Advisory Firms and Their Owner for Misappropriating Investors’ Funds

The complaint alleges the firms' owner lied to investors about where their funds were deposited in a Ponzi-like scheme. 

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington D.C. (Getty Images)

Finance

Blockchain Tool Developer Infura Plans to Launch Decentralized Protocol

The company will begin an open-source initiative to decentralize its offering, which easily connects dapps to the Ethereum blockchain.

Infura plans to launch decentralized protocol (tadamichi/Getty Images)

Finance

DeFi Mobile Wallet Railway Wallet Launches

Railway Wallet is the first zero-knowledge DeFi mobile wallet to operate directly on chain.

Zipmex is to release tokens to users' wallets in the next week after blocking customers from direct custody of their coins last month. (Jose Miguel/Pixabay)

Policy

Judge Approves Use of Independent Examiner in Crypto Lender Celsius' Bankruptcy Case

The examiner will be appointed by the U.S. Trustee's office, a Department of Justice entity tasked with monitoring bankruptcies.

Alex Mashinsky, founder and CEO of Celsius Network, at Consensus 2019 in New York (CoinDesk)