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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Solana Woos Creators With $5M Fund for Artists and Musicians
The Solana Foundation, Audius and Metaplex are trying to get 1,000 creators to start building on Web 3.
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Index Coop, Bankless DAO Team Up to Launch New Crypto Index
The BED token represents an even split of bitcoin, ether and Index Coop’s DeFi Pulse Index.
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Members of the Fold team.
Crypto Venture Studio Thesis Raises $21M to Keep Building
ParaFi and Polychain are among the investors funding the firm behind the Fold app, the Keep protocol and an upcoming MetaMask competitor.
Members of the Fold team.
Robinhood recently filed with the SEC to go public.
Robinhood Crypto Expects to Pay $30M Fine to NY State Regulatory Body
Robinhood’s S-1 filings reveal its crypto arm is under fire for inadequate cybersecurity and for breaking anti-money laundering laws.
Robinhood recently filed with the SEC to go public.
Joseph O’Conner was accused of participating in a Twitter cryptocurrency scam.
British Man Arrested in Connection With Last Year’s Massive Twitter Hack
Twenty-two-year-old Joseph O’Conner is the fourth person to be arrested in connection with the crypto phishing scheme
Joseph O’Conner was accused of participating in a Twitter cryptocurrency scam.
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DeFi Derivatives Protocol Vega Raises $43M in CoinList Token Sale
Some 21,000 unique participants took part in the offering.
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Bison Trails CEO Joe Lallouz.
Coinbase’s Bison Trails Adds Developer Tool for Solana Blockchain
The network is now among the 20 or so supported by Bison Trails’ “Query & Transact” product.
Bison Trails CEO Joe Lallouz.
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SEC Charge Mother-Son Duo for Alleged Crypto ‘Supercomputer’ Ponzi Scheme
The agency said the pair raised over $12 million from investors by promising above-average returns.
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SEC Files Fraud Charges Against Florida Man in Crypto App Scam
Aron Govil of Jacksonville is also being charged with scalping and insider trading in a related case.
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PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel.
SoftBank to Invest $75M in Peter Thiel-Backed Crypto Exchange Bullish
The Block.one subsidiary is set to go public via a SPAC merger this year.
PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel.