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At the beginning of the pandemic, Michelle Milkowski started investing in penny stocks. A few months later, she bought cryptocurrency for the first time. Kholood Eid for NPR hide caption
Amid the hype, they bought crypto near its peak. Now, they cope with painful losses
Wednesday
Job cuts are rolling in. Here's who is feeling the most pain so far
Sunday
Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder and chief executive officer of FTX, in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Lam Yik/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Friday
A Bitcoin ATM is seen at a subway station in Brooklyn Heights in New York City on June 13. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have plunged in value in recent days. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption
Saturday
A Bitcoin logo is seen during the Bitcoin 2022 Conference at Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami on April 8. Crypto such as Bitcoin have tumbled in recent days as part of a storm hitting all kinds of markets. Marco Bello/Getty Images hide caption
4 things to know as cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (and stablecoins) melt down
Sunday
El Salvador's El Zonte is now popularly known as "Bitcoin Beach," for being the first town to use the cryptocurrency as a form of payment for services, products and salaries. Juan Carlos for NPR hide caption
Thursday
Bitcoin logo appears on the display screen of a cryptocurrency ATM at the Smoker's Choice store in Salem, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File) Charles Krupa/AP hide caption
Thursday
A view of the Compute North facility in rural Nebraska. John Ruwitch/NPR hide caption
How the U.S. benefits when China turns its back on Bitcoin
Monday
This illustration photograph taken on July 19, 2021 in Istanbul shows a physical banknote and coin imitations of the Bitcoin crypto currency. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP) (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images) OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Tuesday
The Bitcoin logo is displayed on the screen of a Bitcoin ATM in Los Angeles. The Justice Department said a New York couple has been charged with conspiring to launder billions of dollars' worth of stolen bitcoin. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
DOJ arrests New York couple and seizes $3.6 billion in bitcoin related to 2016 hack
Saturday
Left: Miami skyline Right: NYC skyline. Miami and New York City are competing to become the country's crypto capital. Lynne Sladky/AP; Patrick Smith/Getty Images hide caption
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler testifies before the Senate Banking Committee on Sept. 14 in Washington, D.C. Gensler discussed his approach to the job in a recent interview with NPR. Bill Clark/Pool/Getty Images hide caption