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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Sam Bankman-Fried outside court on February 9, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)
FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty to Latest Bribery Charge
Prosecutors added an attempted bribery charge earlier this week.
Sam Bankman-Fried outside court on February 9, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)
Founder and CEO of Binance Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as "CZ", attends the "CZ meets Italy" at Palazzo Brancaccio on May 10, 2022 in Rome, Italy. (Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)
Binance, CEO Zhao Sued by CFTC Over 'Willful Evasion' of U.S. Laws, Unregistered Crypto Derivatives Products
The CFTC alleged Binance offered unregistered crypto derivatives products and directed U.S. customers to evade compliance controls through the use of VPNs.
Founder and CEO of Binance Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as "CZ", attends the "CZ meets Italy" at Palazzo Brancaccio on May 10, 2022 in Rome, Italy. (Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)
Consensus 2019 NEW YORK, NY - MAY 13:  Caitlin Long attends Consensus 2019 at the Hilton Midtown on May 13, 2019 in New York City.  (Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)
Federal Reserve Says Custodia’s Plans Would Endanger Itself and the Crypto Industry
Though the Fed admitted Custodia has sufficient capital and resources to launch, it has “fundamental concerns” about the sustainability of a crypto-focused bank.
Consensus 2019 NEW YORK, NY - MAY 13:  Caitlin Long attends Consensus 2019 at the Hilton Midtown on May 13, 2019 in New York City.  (Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear First Crypto Case Tuesday
Coinbase is asking the high court to pause a pair of class-action lawsuits as the exchange attempts to force the plaintiffs into arbitration.
U.S. Supreme Court
After Silicon Valley Bank's Failure, Regional Banks Face Greater Scrutiny (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Signature Bank’s Prospective Buyers Must Agree to Give Up All Crypto Business: Reuters
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. later denied Reuters' reporting.
After Silicon Valley Bank's Failure, Regional Banks Face Greater Scrutiny (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)
SEC Chairman Gensler Suggests Again That Proof-of-Stake Tokens Are Securities: Report
Gensler had previously argued that ether might be a security after Ethereum's transition to proof-of-stake last year.
SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)
Guo Wen-gui in April 2017 (VOAnews/Wikipedia)
Chinese Businessman With Ties to Steve Bannon Arrested, Charged With Fraud, Including $500M Crypto Scam
Guo Wengui is accused of engaging in multiple schemes that defrauded investors out of $1.4 billion.
Guo Wen-gui in April 2017 (VOAnews/Wikipedia)
Department of Justice (Shutterstock)
U.S. Justice Dept. Appeals New York Judge’s Decision to Approve Voyager’s Sale to Binance.US
The appeal comes just one day after Judge Michael Wiles gave Voyager Digital the go-ahead to sell its assets to Binance.US.
Department of Justice (Shutterstock)
New York Attorney General Letitia James (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
What Happens if Ether Is a Security?
A recent suit filed by the New York Attorney General could have far-ranging complications for crypto exchanges that list ether.
New York Attorney General Letitia James (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
New York Attorney General Letitia James (Alex Kent/Getty Images)
New York Attorney General Alleges Ether Is a Security in KuCoin Lawsuit
A press release said the lawsuit was part of ongoing "efforts to crack down on unregistered cryptocurrency platforms."
New York Attorney General Letitia James (Alex Kent/Getty Images)