Cheyenne Ligon

Cheyenne Ligon

On the news team at CoinDesk, Cheyenne 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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French Securities Regulator Warns Investors Against Crypto Exchange Bybit
The exchange has been blacklisted by the AMF since May 2022 for non-compliance with French regulations.
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Crime (niu niu / Unsplash)
Canada’s ‘Crypto King’ and Associate Arrested, Charged With Fraud in Alleged $30M Ponzi Scheme
Aiden Pleterski, 25, was reportedly kidnapped, beaten and tortured by five of his alleged victims last summer.
Crime (niu niu / Unsplash)
Oklahoma's new laws protect Oklahomans’ right to self-custody their crypto and prevent the state and local governments from banning crypto mining (Unsplash)
Sweeping ‘Bitcoin Rights’ Bill Becomes Law in Oklahoma
The new laws protect Oklahomans’ right to self-custody their crypto and prevent the state and local governments from banning crypto mining.
Oklahoma's new laws protect Oklahomans’ right to self-custody their crypto and prevent the state and local governments from banning crypto mining (Unsplash)
Lewis Cohen (right) (CoinDesk archives)
Cahill Gordon & Reindel Beefs Up Crypto Practice, Adds 3 Crypto-Native Lawyers Including Lewis Cohen
Lewis Cohen will co-chair the firm’s digital assets and emerging technology practice alongside former SDNY prosecutor Samson Enzer.
Lewis Cohen (right) (CoinDesk archives)
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The Crypto Industry’s Influence on U.S. Elections is Bigger Than Ever, Industry Insiders Say
Crypto-focused PACs are shaping the outcome of certain key Congressional elections.
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CFTC headquarters (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
FalconX Settles With CFTC for $1.8M Over Failure to Register as Futures Commission Merchant
In addition to paying monetary penalties, FalconX must stop providing U.S.-based customers access to crypto derivatives trading platforms.
CFTC headquarters (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Department of Justice (Shutterstock)
DOJ Said to Snub Sullivan & Cromwell, Appoint Competitor to Coveted Binance Monitorship: Bloomberg
The white-shoe law firm’s handling of the FTX bankruptcy case has been controversial.
Department of Justice (Shutterstock)
Binance Logo (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Binance Fined $4.3M by Canadian Financial Regulator for ‘Administrative Violations’
FINTRAC said Binance failed to register as a foreign money services business and neglected to report nearly 6,000 transactions over $10,000.
Binance Logo (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Current FTX CEO John J. Ray has worked to clawback funds spent by the previous operators of the defunct FTX exchange. (Wikimedia Commons)
Nearly All FTX Creditors Will Get 118% of Their Funds Back in Cash, Estate Says in New Plan
The new reorganization plan must first be approved by a Delaware bankruptcy court.
Current FTX CEO John J. Ray has worked to clawback funds spent by the previous operators of the defunct FTX exchange. (Wikimedia Commons)
LockBit's site was taken over by federal authorities in February. (UK National Crime Agency)
U.S. DOJ Identifies and Charges LockBit Ransomware Gang Leader with Fraud, Extortion
The U.S. State Department is offering a $10 million reward for information that leads to the apprehension of 31-year-old Russian national Dmitry Khoroshev.
LockBit's site was taken over by federal authorities in February. (UK National Crime Agency)