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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Alchemy CEO Nikil Viswanathan
Alchemy Adds Polygon Support for Faster Development on Ethereum's Leading Layer 2
This latest partnership is one of several in Alchemy’s ongoing quest to offer devs access to multiple networks.
Alchemy CEO Nikil Viswanathan
The CryptoKickers showroom
CryptoKickers Is Bringing NFT Sneakers to the Hypebeasts of the Metaverse
Sole Selector lets users design and mint their own sneaker NFTs on the Solana blockchain.
The CryptoKickers showroom
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DAO Behind DeFi Pulse Index Raises $7.7M From Galaxy Digital, 1kx
Index Cooperative will use the funding to bring its ETF-like products to other blockchain networks.
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Philippine Stock Exchange Wants to Be Site for Crypto Trading: Report
The PSE is awaiting guidelines from regulators.
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New Report Places United States at Top of ‘Crypto-Ready’ Countries
The U.S. leads the world in bitcoin ATMs, and the number is growing rapidly.
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The Bling team in 2020.
Coinbase Ventures Invests in Mobile Game Developer Bling
Bling’s suite of mobile games allows users to earn small amounts of bitcoin.
The Bling team in 2020.
Community Gaming is a venue for crypto-friendly esports tournaments.
CoinFund Leads $2.3M Investment in Esports Startup Trying to Bring Crypto to Gamers
Community Gaming's seed round also drew NFT collector WhaleShark, Multicoin Capital and Kevin Durant's Thirty Five Ventures.
Community Gaming is a venue for crypto-friendly esports tournaments.
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire.
Circle Now Supports USDC Stablecoin on Tron
Tron, which is currently the leading blockchain for Tether’s USDT, is USDC’s fifth network.
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire.
Acting FinCEN Director Michael Mosier said "nothing's been decided" about a controversial data collection rule during Consensus 2021.
Cryptocurrencies Are on FinCEN's First 'National Priorities' List
The financial surveillance agency is pointing a finger at crypto in its new plan to combat terrorism financing.
Acting FinCEN Director Michael Mosier said "nothing's been decided" about a controversial data collection rule during Consensus 2021.
Investors in Syndicate's community round.
Decentralized Investing Platform Syndicate Raises $800K From 100 Investors
Backers of Syndicate’s community raise include Balaji Srinivasan, Jeremy Allaire, Meltem Demirors and dozens more.
Investors in Syndicate's community round.