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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U.S. Law Enforcement Seizes $31M in Crypto Tied to Uranium Finance Hack

Hackers made off with approximately $50 million when the automated market maker was exploited in 2021.

SDNY Courthouse 40 Centre Street

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HashFlare Co-Founders Plead Guilty in $577M Crypto Mining Ponzi Scheme

Estonian nationals Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turõgin each face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.

Bitcoin mining machines in a former steel mill in the midwest.

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SEC’s Peirce Says ‘Many’ Memecoins Likely Fall Outside Regulator’s Jurisdiction

Peirce is spearheading the SEC’s newly-created Crypto Task Force.

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce.

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US to Release Jailed BTC-e Operator Vinnik in Russia Prisoner Swap

Alexander Vinnik previously pled guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering.

Alexander Vinnik (Shutterstock)

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Ransomware Payments Fell 35% in 2024 as More Victims Refuse to Pay: Chainalysis

According to the blockchain analytics firm, less than half of recorded ransomware attacks resulted in victim payments.

Hacker (Getty Images/Seksan Mongkhonkhamsao)

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Regulation By Enforcement Is Out at CFTC, Acting Chair Pham Says

The CFTC’s Division of Enforcement is being reorganized to “refocus” on fraud prevention.

Acting CFTC Chair Caroline Pham (Cheyenne Ligon/CoinDesk)

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SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Lays Out 10 Priorities for New Crypto Task Force

Peirce also urged crypto companies to be patient as the agency decides how to “disentangle” itself from litigation initiated under former Chair Gary Gensler.

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce.

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Acting SEC Chair Uyeda Names 3 Appointees to Agency’s New Crypto Task Force

Landon Zinda, former policy director for crypto think tank Coin Center, is the task force’s new senior advisor.

Acting SEC Chair Mark Uyeda (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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U.S. Prosecutors Charge Canadian Man With $65M Hacks of Indexed Finance, KyberSwap

Andean “Andy” Medjedovic, 22, has been on the run from authorities since 2021.

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York via CoinDesk archives

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Pump.Fun Hit With Proposed Class Action Lawsuit Alleging Securities Violations

The suit alleges that Pump.fun has made nearly $500 million in fees from helping users generate memecoins.

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