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Cheyenne Ligon

Cheyenne Ligon

Cheyenne is on the news team at CoinDesk, where she focuses on crypto regulation and crime. Cheyenne is originally from Houston, Texas. She studied political science at Tulane University in Louisiana. In December 2021, she graduated from CUNY's Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, where she focused on business and economics reporting. She has no significant crypto holdings.

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Dresden Mayor Bill Hall (Doreen Wang/CoinDesk)
Policy
Regulations
The Bitcoin Mining Debate Is Ignoring the People Most Affected
Snowballing misinformation has painted an inaccurate and incomplete portrait of a complicated industry – and that is having a real impact on policy.
Dresden Mayor Bill Hall (Doreen Wang/CoinDesk)
By Cheyenne LigonNikhilesh DeDoreen Wang
May 23, 2023 at 5:05 p.m. UTC
May 23, 2023
RegulationsBitcoin MiningGreenidge GenerationMiningExclusive
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Policy
Regulations
U.S. Prosecutors Drop Extortion Charges Against Early Adviser to Ethereum Network
Lawyers for Steven Nerayoff say that, on the day of his arrest, their client was put in a van by the FBI, given a list of names and told to start turning over evidence on a long list of crypto figures.
(Shutterstock)
By Cheyenne Ligon
May 15, 2023 at 7:14 p.m. UTC
May 15, 2023
RegulationsEtherButerinFBIDOJEthereum
PARIS, FRANCE - FEBRUARY 12: In this photo illustration, Bitcoin course's graph is seen on the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange application on February 12, 2018 in Paris, France. Founded in June of 2012, Coinbase is a digital currency wallet and platform where merchants and consumers can transact with new digital currencies like bitcoin, ethereum, and litecoin. The company is based in San Francisco, California generated in 2017 a record turnover of one billion dollars (about 810 million euros) with exceptional trading volumes, which made it the most downloaded mobile app on iOS last December. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images)
Negocios
Spanish
Ex gerente de producto de Coinbase condenado a dos años de prisión por uso de información privilegiada
Ishan Wahi fue arrestado en julio de 2022 y acusado de proveer información privilegiada a su hermano sobre las próximas cotizaciones de criptomonedas en Coinbase.
PARIS, FRANCE - FEBRUARY 12: In this photo illustration, Bitcoin course's graph is seen on the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange application on February 12, 2018 in Paris, France. Founded in June of 2012, Coinbase is a digital currency wallet and platform where merchants and consumers can transact with new digital currencies like bitcoin, ethereum, and litecoin. The company is based in San Francisco, California generated in 2017 a record turnover of one billion dollars (about 810 million euros) with exceptional trading volumes, which made it the most downloaded mobile app on iOS last December. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images)
By Cheyenne Ligon
May 9, 2023 at 6:53 p.m. UTC
May 9, 2023
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PARIS, FRANCE - FEBRUARY 12: In this photo illustration, Bitcoin course's graph is seen on the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange application on February 12, 2018 in Paris, France. Founded in June of 2012, Coinbase is a digital currency wallet and platform where merchants and consumers can transact with new digital currencies like bitcoin, ethereum, and litecoin. The company is based in San Francisco, California generated in 2017 a record turnover of one billion dollars (about 810 million euros) with exceptional trading volumes, which made it the most downloaded mobile app on iOS last December. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images)
Policy
Regulations
Ex-Coinbase Product Manager Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Insider Trading
Ishan Wahi was arrested in July 2022 and charged with insider trading for providing his brother with insider information about upcoming crypto listings at Coinbase.
PARIS, FRANCE - FEBRUARY 12: In this photo illustration, Bitcoin course's graph is seen on the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange application on February 12, 2018 in Paris, France. Founded in June of 2012, Coinbase is a digital currency wallet and platform where merchants and consumers can transact with new digital currencies like bitcoin, ethereum, and litecoin. The company is based in San Francisco, California generated in 2017 a record turnover of one billion dollars (about 810 million euros) with exceptional trading volumes, which made it the most downloaded mobile app on iOS last December. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images)
By Cheyenne Ligon
May 9, 2023 at 4:06 p.m. UTC
May 9, 2023
RegulationsCoinbaseInsider Trading
Voyager Digital founder Stephen Ehrlich (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Policy
Regulations
Voyager Digital Plans to Liquidate Assets, Wind Down After Sale Dreams Crushed
Voyager’s creditors will recover an estimated 36% of their assets – a far smaller slice of the pie than they would have received if the platform’s sale to FTX or Binance US went through.
Voyager Digital founder Stephen Ehrlich (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
By Cheyenne Ligon
May 5, 2023 at 9:36 p.m. UTC
May 5, 2023
RegulationsVoyagerVoyager DigitalBankruptcy
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)
Finance
Coinbase
Coinbase to Stop Issuing New Loans Via Coinbase Borrow
May 10 is the final day customers will be allowed to take out new loans through the program.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)
By Cheyenne LigonNikhilesh De
May 4, 2023 at 12:38 a.m. UTC
May 4, 2023
CoinbaseLoanSECUS
(Opensea, modified by CoinDesk)
Policy
Regulations
Ex-OpenSea Exec Convicted of Wire Fraud, Money Laundering in Insider Trading Case
Nate Chastain made approximately $50,000 by buying and trading non-fungible tokens with insider knowledge gained from his position at OpenSea.
(Opensea, modified by CoinDesk)
By Cheyenne Ligon
May 3, 2023 at 9:15 p.m. UTC
May 3, 2023
RegulationsNate ChastainOpenSeaNFTInsider TradingUSLegal
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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
5 Consensus 2023 Takeaways
CoinDesk editorial team members convened to share their insights on the pivotal topics that will influence the future direction of the crypto industry.
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By Michael J. CaseyNick BakerBen SchillerNikhilesh DeAmitoj SinghCheyenne Ligon
Apr 28, 2023 at 9:57 p.m. UTC
Apr 28, 2023
OpinionMoney ReimaginedNewslettersRegulationPolicyConsensus 2023
Chelsea Manning at Consensus 2023 (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Finance
Privacy
Chelsea Manning: 'I'm Trying to Put the Cryptography Back in Crypto'
The whistleblower turned security consultant also says the internet's basic infrastructure is not suited to privacy.
Chelsea Manning at Consensus 2023 (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
By Ian AllisonCheyenne Ligon
Apr 27, 2023 at 9:35 p.m. UTC
Apr 27, 2023
PrivacyChelsea ManningConsensus 2023
Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Policy
Bahamas
Bahamian Prime Minister Doesn’t Regret FTX
Philip Davis says the country is “open for business” for legitimate digital-assets companies.
Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
By Cheyenne Ligon
Apr 27, 2023 at 5:17 p.m. UTC
Apr 27, 2023
BahamasFTXSam Bankman-FriedPhilip DavisConsensus 2023