Liz Napolitano

Articles by Liz Napolitano

Crypto exchange Gemini not at fault for collapse of Earn lending program, arbitrator says

Crypto September 1, 2026

Gemini Space Station scored a legal victory earlier in August after an arbitrator found the crypto exchange did not mislead users and was not at fault for the collapse of its Earn lending program. TοΏ½...

Michael Saylor downplays Strategy credit risk as bitcoin tumbles: 'We'll refinance the debt'

Crypto February 11, 2026

Strategy CEO Michael Saylor brushed off concerns about the company's credit risk if bitcoin continues to tumble. In fact, Saylor said he plans to keep accumulating the cryptocurrency for the companοΏ½...

Bitcoin gets slashed in half. What's behind the crypto's existential crisis

Crypto February 7, 2026

Bitcoin tumbled toward $60,000 this week as investors reassessed its utility. And while there isn't one clear catalyst driving the bloodbath, one thing is clear: the crypto market is in crisis.Β  "Th...

Bitcoin bleeds for second straight day, nearly grazes $72,000 - CNBC

Business February 6, 2026

BitcoinΒ nearly touched the $72,000 mark on Wednesday, marking the second straight day of its massive retreat this week. The world's oldest cryptocurrency sank as low as $72,096.20, plunging more th...

Bitcoin breaks below $73,000 to lowest since November 2024 as heavy selling resumes - CNBC

Business February 4, 2026

Bitcoin dived below the $73,000 mark on Tuesday, hitting its lowest price in nearly 16 months. The world's oldest cryptocurrency sank as low as $72,884.38, falling more than 6% on the day. That's iοΏ½...

Strategy slides after bitcoin briefly dips below crypto firm's key breakeven level

Crypto February 3, 2026

Strategy plunged 8% on Monday after bitcoin dipped below the cryptocurrency treasury company's average purchase price per token.Β Β  Bitcoin traded at about $74,500 at its bottom on Monday its lowest...

Venezuela shows how locals turn to Tether-issued USDT stablecoin as governments wobble - CNBC

Business January 20, 2026

Amid the U.S. military intervention in Venezuela, locals rushed to secure their savings by converting their bolΓ­vares to dollar-pegged digital tokens called USDT. The timing of the attack may have be...

Lawmakers are preparing to try again on major crypto bill. Why it matters and what happens next - CNBC

Business January 12, 2026

The US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. Lawmakers this week plan to revisit efforts to pass a market structure bill that will determine the crypto industry's future in theοΏ½...

Venezuela could be sitting on a big Bitcoin stash, experts say. Here's what could happen next - CNBC

Business January 7, 2026

Following President NicolΓ‘s Maduro's deposition last weekend, all eyes are on Venezuela and its vast oil reserves. But there's another resource Maduro's regime is believed to have had in abundance an...

Stock futures are little changed after S&P 500 posts back-to-back losses: Live updates - CNBC

Business December 30, 2025

Stock futures were relatively unchanged overnight, after the S&P 500 posted back-to-back losses amid mounting pressure across the tech sector. S&P 500 futureswere virtually flat, while futurοΏ½...