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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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Closest Friends Will Testify Against Him. Here’s Who Else We’ll Hear From

Sam Bankman-Fried's trial is set to start this Tuesday, and some of his former closest friends, have become his biggest threat.

Sam Bankman-Fried outside U.S. District Court on Feb. 9, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

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BlockFi Says It's Taken Major Step Toward Emerging From Bankruptcy

The beleaguered lender’s restructuring plan may soon be finalized, pending a bankruptcy judge’s approval, BlockFi said in a notice to creditors.

Publicidad de BlockFi en Union Station, Washington D. C. (Archivo de CoinDesk)

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Terraform Labs Founder Do Kwon Opposes SEC's Extradition Request

The TerraUSD creator opposes the SEC's attempts to bring him back to the U.S. for questioning about his failed stablecoin projects.

Do Kwon (Terra)

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Overcrowded, No Heat, Little Light: Inside SBF's Prison Digs

The former CEO who founded FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, is probably not having a great time as he awaits his criminal trial in federal court.

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Australian Man Who Spent $6.7M Erroneous Crypto.com Refund Faces Theft Charges, Guardian Reports

Jatinder Singh and his partner bought four houses, cars, artwork and other luxurious items with money they received due to an accounting error by Crypto.com, according to the Guardian.

Australian dollars (Squirrel photos/Pixabay)

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Coinbase Has Recently Held Talks to Buy FTX Europe: Fortune

This is part of Coinbase’s desire to expand its derivatives business, according to the article, which added that acquisition talks never reached a “late stage.”

Europe (Claudio Schwarz/Unsplash)

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Appeal Court Punts on Bankman-Fried's Bid to Secure Release from Jail

The one-time crypto exchange executive has made several arguments to get out of jail before his trial.

Sam Bankman-Fried leaving court on Feb. 16, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

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Binance’s U.S. Exchange Bucks SEC’s Document Requests Amid Investigation

The crypto exchange is fighting to avoid handing over certain documents to the regulator, arguing the SEC’s requests are “overbroad.”

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Gemini Blasts DCG and Genesis Bankruptcy Plan, Calling It ‘Misleading at Best’

Under the plan, Gemini creditors would receive a “fraction” of the money they are owed, Gemini’s lawyers said.

Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss at TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2015 (TechCrunch/Wikimedia)