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)
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)
CDCROP: Department of Justice (Shutterstock)
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.
CDCROP: Department of Justice (Shutterstock)
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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.
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CDCROP: Coinbase Cryptocurrency Exchange Website (Chesnot/Getty Images)
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.
CDCROP: Coinbase Cryptocurrency Exchange Website (Chesnot/Getty Images)
CDCROP: Stephen Ehrlich, CEO and co-founder of Voyager Digital Ltd. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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.
CDCROP: Stephen Ehrlich, CEO and co-founder of Voyager Digital Ltd. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk archives)
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 archives)
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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/CoinDesk, modified via PhotoMosh and BeFunky)
Consensus by CoinDesk, Austin Convention Center, Austin, Texas, USA - 27 Apr 2023
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.
Consensus by CoinDesk, Austin Convention Center, Austin, Texas, USA - 27 Apr 2023
Chelsea Manning at Consensus 2023 (CoinDesk)
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 (CoinDesk)
The Bahamas, Post-FTX, Austin Convention Center: Mainstage, Austin, Texas, USA - 27 Apr 2023
Bahamian Prime Minister Doesn’t Regret FTX
Philip Davis says the country is “open for business” for legitimate digital-assets companies.
The Bahamas, Post-FTX, Austin Convention Center: Mainstage, Austin, Texas, USA - 27 Apr 2023