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.

Elizabeth Napolitano

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Tech

ZB Exchange Loses Nearly $5M in Suspected Hack, Pauses Withdrawals

The self-titled “world’s most secure” exchange may be the third crypto company to suffer a multimillion-dollar exploit this week.

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Finance

Lending Platform Vires.Finance Gets Go-Ahead for Repayment Plan

Waves governance token holders have voted to give investors a choice between moving forward with withdrawal requests or waiting until market conditions improve.

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Finance

Sky Mavis Denies Wrongdoing After YouTube Sleuth Links Unusual Transaction to Company’s CEO: Report

About $3 million worth of AXS tokens were moved from CEO Trung Nguyen’s wallet on Axie’s Ronin blockchain to crypto exchange Binance hours before the announcement of an exploit.

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Policy

Dick Durbin Joins US Senators Criticizing Fidelity’s Plan to Include Bitcoin in 401(k) Plans

A joint letter with Sen. Tina Smith and Sen. Elizabeth Warren calls Fidelity’s plans “immensely troubling.”

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Finance

Komainu Receives Provisional Virtual Assets License in Dubai

The digital assets custodian joins prominent crypto companies including exchanges FTX and Binance in getting clearance.

Blockchain.com abrirá una oficina en Dubai. (Shutterlk/Shutterstock)

Finance

Texas GOP Aims to Enshrine Crypto in State’s Constitution

The Lone Star State is already an important crypto mining hub, and Republican officials appear ready to try build on that momentum.

Texas GOP wants digital assets in the state's Bill of Rights (PA Thompson/Getty images)

Finance

Crypto Lender Vauld Files for Protection From Creditors

The Singapore-based company had recently suspended withdrawals and begun laying off staff.

Singapore Skyline (Swapnil Bapat/Unsplash)

Policy

US Justice Department Seizes $500K in Ransom Payments and Crypto From North Korean Hackers

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said the FBI has identified a new type of ransomware used by the state-sponsored hackers.

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Policy

‘Crypto and DeFi Won’t Disappear’: Hong Kong Monetary Chief

Hong Kong Monetary Authority CEO Eddie Yue tells a G20 meeting that crypto and decentralized finance will remain significant forces.

Hong Kong skyline (Ruslan Bardash/Unsplash)

Markets

The Fall of Celsius Network: A Timeline of the Crypto Lender’s Descent Into Insolvency

A timeline of Celsius’ battle with insolvency during the crypto crash, from the firm’s decision to limit some user activity before the “pause,” to its decision to file for bankruptcy on the advice of restructuring experts.

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