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

Social Media Giant Snap Disbands Web3 Team Amid Mass Layoffs

The company, which reported its lowest growth numbers in five years during the second quarter, will lay off a fifth of its staff. 

Snap is disbanding its Web3 team. (Shutterstock)

Finance

Metaverse Scammers Have a Bridge to Sell You. This Alabama Regulator Is Fighting Back

The state's securities commission is warning people about the dangers of buying virtual real estate.

Virtual shtick aside, the metaverse has its share of bad actors. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Ticketmaster Partners With Blockchain Firm Dapper Labs to Issue NFTs for Live Events

The ticket giant recently added a digital wallet feature and marketplace to its website. 

Ticketmaster has partnered with Dapper Labs to create live-event NFTs. (Unsplash/Dylan Mullins)

Finance

NFT Collective Proof Raises $50M in Funding Round Led by a16z

The funds will help the company launch its latest Moonbirds NFT collection and a social platform for NFT collectors.

(Moonbirds)

Finance

Brazilian Crypto Exchange Digitra.com Launches Trading Platform Using Nasdaq's Cloud-Based Technology

Nasdaq’s Marketplace Services Platform will support Digitra’s new "trade-to-earn" feature that awards tokens for every executed trade. 

Bandera de Brasil. (Mateus Campos Felipe/Unsplash)

Finance

DeFi Platform RedStone Raises Nearly $7M to Improve Connectivity Between Blockchains, Real-World Data

The company's new product suite aims to make interoperability between blockchains and external data sources faster and more affordable. 

THORSwap has extended its product offering. (Akinori UEMURA/Unsplash)

Finance

Dubai-Based Virtuzone to Accept Crypto Payments via Binance Pay

The business formation services provider is joining a number of other UAE companies using Binance Pay for crypto payments. 

Dubai (David Rodrigo/Unsplash)

Tech

Web3 Domain Name Service Could Lose Its Web Address Because Programmer Who Can Renew It Sits in Jail

Eth.link expired on July 26 and will be up for grabs on Sept. 5, according to GoDaddy.

GoDaddy pulled the plug on eth.link on July 26 (qimono/Pixabay)

Finance

The Merge May Negatively Impact DeFi Protocols, Stablecoins: Report

The transition to proof-of-stake could decrease stablecoin values and shrink lending pools, according to DappRadar. 

The upcoming Merge comes with some risks, says DappRadar. (ryasick/Getty Images)

Tech

Compound's Upgraded DeFi Lending Platform Targets Security, Scalability

Compound version 3 limits the protocol’s supported tokens and introduces governance changes.

Compound's DeFi protocol is getting an upgrade. (PixxelTeufel/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)