Elizabeth Napolitano

Elizabeth Napolitano

Elizabeth Napolitano is a data journalist at CoinDesk, where she reports 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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The SEC has ordered listed firms, including crypto firms, to report materially important cybersecurity breaches. (Shutterstock)
U.S.-Listed Crypto Firms Will Need to Report Cybersecurity Breaches
Companies are poised to begin reporting cybersecurity incidents and strategies to the SEC later this year.
The SEC has ordered listed firms, including crypto firms, to report materially important cybersecurity breaches. (Shutterstock)
House Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry (left) and Ranking Member Maxine Waters (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
House Financial Services Committee Votes in Favor of Crypto, Blockchain Bills
The votes mark the first time crypto-specific bills were advanced on their own merits and not as part of broader legislation.
House Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry (left) and Ranking Member Maxine Waters (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Hedgehog (George Chernilevsky/Wikimedia Commons)
Crypto Robo-Advisor Hedgehog Partners With CoinDesk Indices on Automated Investing Services
The SEC-registered robo-adviser will offer several crypto sector investment solutions, in addition an offering that follows all of the sectors tracked by CDI.
Hedgehog (George Chernilevsky/Wikimedia Commons)
Sam Bankman-Fried. (Elizabeth Napolitano / CoinDesk)
Judge in FTX Case Mulls Gag Order on Contact with Media
Sam Bankman-Fried allegedly leaked private writings from his alleged co-conspirator to “influence public opinion” ahead of his trial this fall.
Sam Bankman-Fried. (Elizabeth Napolitano / CoinDesk)
Heather "Razzlekhan" Morgan from her video "Rap Anthem for Misfits & Weirdos: Versace Bedouin Music Video" (YouTube)
'Razzlekhan,' Husband Agree to Plea Deal in Bitfinex Hack Laundering Case Worth Billions
The pair were ordered to forfeit the proceeds from nearly 120,000 bitcoins they allegedly laundered from the hacked crypto exchange.
Heather "Razzlekhan" Morgan from her video "Rap Anthem for Misfits & Weirdos: Versace Bedouin Music Video" (YouTube)
FTX, Alameda want to recover $71 million from the defunct exchange's philanthropic arm (Pixabay)
FTX Seeks to Recover $71M From Its Philanthropic and Life Science Arms
The firms funneled corporate funds to other organizations on behalf of their founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s "personal aggrandizement," a court filing shows.
FTX, Alameda want to recover $71 million from the defunct exchange's philanthropic arm (Pixabay)
SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
SEC Chair Gensler Cites 'Wild West' of Crypto in Case to Increase Agency's Budget
The chairman asked U.S. lawmakers for $72 million in extra funding to, among other things, protect investors from crypto markets “rife with noncompliance.”
SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
U.S. Secret Service officer (Getty Images)
U.S. Secret Service Seizes Funds From Bahamian Bank Deltec Amid Fraud Investigation
U.S. authorities were authorized to confiscate up to roughly $58 million from the bank’s U.S. accounts.
U.S. Secret Service officer (Getty Images)
Chairman for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Gary Gensler. (SEC, modified by CoinDesk)
SEC's Gensler Says AI Could Play Big Role in Future Financial Crises
Artificial intelligence “may heighten financial fragility as it could promote herding,” the regulator said in a speech.
Chairman for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Gary Gensler. (SEC, modified by CoinDesk)
A "Bored Ape Yacht Club" NFT allegedly stolen by Soufiane Oulahyane (Dept. of Justice)
DOJ Charges Moroccan Man With Stealing $450K in OpenSea Spoofing Scam
Officials allege the man set up a lookalike website based on the popular NFT marketplace to steal victims' digital art collectibles.
A "Bored Ape Yacht Club" NFT allegedly stolen by Soufiane Oulahyane (Dept. of Justice)