Cheyenne Ligon

Crypto Execs From Celsius, Kraken, FTX.US Step Down From Roles
Crypto Execs From Celsius, Kraken, FTX.US Step Down From Roles
Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky, Kraken CEO Jesse Powell, and FTX.US President Brett Harrison are all stepping down from their roles amid crypto winter. U.S. Regulatory Reporter Ch...
Crypto Execs From Celsius, Kraken, FTX.US Step Down From Roles

Legal Battle Underway Between Hodlonaut and Craig Wright in Norway
Legal Battle Underway Between Hodlonaut and Craig Wright in Norway
CoinDesk Regulatory Reporter Cheyenne Ligon shares insights into the trial underway between pseudonymous bitcoiner Hodlonaut and Craig Wright, the Australian computer scientis...
Legal Battle Underway Between Hodlonaut and Craig Wright in Norway

Could Crypto Save the Cannabis Industry?
Could Crypto Save the Cannabis Industry?
As part of CoinDesk’s Sin Week, U.S. Regulatory Reporter Cheyenne Ligon joins “The Hash” hosts to discuss the parallels between the cannabis and crypto industry and their lega...
Could Crypto Save the Cannabis Industry?

Celsius Outlines Mining-Focused Reorganization Plan at First Bankruptcy Hearing
Celsius Outlines Mining-Focused Reorganization Plan at First Bankruptcy Hearing
At its first bankruptcy court hearing Monday, crypto lender Celsius revealed it’s betting big on its mining subsidiary to help fill the $1.2 billion hole in the company’s bala...
Celsius Outlines Mining-Focused Reorganization Plan at First Bankruptcy Hearing

Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes Sentenced to 2 Years Probation
Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes Sentenced to 2 Years Probation
Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes was sentenced to two years of probation, with home detention for six months and location monitoring, in a federal courthouse in New York on Frid...
Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes Sentenced to 2 Years Probation

New York Man Arrested for Alleged $1.8M Crypto Mining Scam
New York Man Arrested for Alleged $1.8M Crypto Mining Scam
CoinDesk U.S. Regulatory Reporter Cheyenne Ligon discusses a recent arrest made by the Federal Bureau of Investigation of 37-year-old Chester “Chet” Stojanovich for an alleged...
New York Man Arrested for Alleged $1.8M Crypto Mining Scam

Former Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith Sentenced to 5+ Years in Prison for North Korea Trip
Former Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith Sentenced to 5+ Years in Prison for North Korea Trip
CoinDesk U.S. Regulatory Reporter Cheyenne Ligon discusses the sentencing of former Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith, who will be serving over five years in prison for break...
Former Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith Sentenced to 5+ Years in Prison for North Korea Trip

The City That Decided to Ban Crypto Mining
The City That Decided to Ban Crypto Mining
As part of CoinDesk’s Mining Week coverage, U.S. Regulatory Reporter Cheyenne Ligon explains why the upstate New York city of Plattsburgh imposed a ban on crypto mining as ten...
The City That Decided to Ban Crypto Mining

Who Is the Real Satoshi Nakamoto? Craig Wright Takes Stand in Bitcoin Trial
Who Is the Real Satoshi Nakamoto? Craig Wright Takes Stand in Bitcoin Trial
CoinDesk’s Cheyenne Ligon shares insights into the high-profile trial between Craig Wright and the estate of his former business partner Dave Kleiman continuing in Miami. Wrig...
Who Is the Real Satoshi Nakamoto? Craig Wright Takes Stand in Bitcoin Trial