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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The Crypto Industry’s Influence on U.S. Elections is Bigger Than Ever, Industry Insiders Say

Crypto-focused PACs are shaping the outcome of certain key Congressional elections.

(Roibu/Shutterstock)

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FalconX Settles With CFTC for $1.8M Over Failure to Register as Futures Commission Merchant

In addition to paying monetary penalties, FalconX must stop providing U.S.-based customers access to crypto derivatives trading platforms.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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DOJ Said to Snub Sullivan & Cromwell, Appoint Competitor to Coveted Binance Monitorship: Bloomberg

The white-shoe law firm’s handling of the FTX bankruptcy case has been controversial.

Department of Justice (Shutterstock)

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Binance Fined $4.3M by Canadian Financial Regulator for ‘Administrative Violations’

FINTRAC said Binance failed to register as a foreign money services business and neglected to report nearly 6,000 transactions over $10,000.

Binance Logo (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Nearly All FTX Creditors Will Get 118% of Their Funds Back in Cash, Estate Says in New Plan

The new reorganization plan must first be approved by a Delaware bankruptcy court.

Current FTX CEO John J. Ray has worked to clawback funds spent by the previous operators of the defunct FTX exchange. (Wikimedia Commons)

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U.S. DOJ Identifies and Charges LockBit Ransomware Gang Leader with Fraud, Extortion

The U.S. State Department is offering a $10 million reward for information that leads to the apprehension of 31-year-old Russian national Dmitry Khoroshev.

LockBit's site has been taken over by federal authorities. (UK National Crime Agency)

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Samourai Wallet Co-Founder Keonne Rodriguez Pleads Not Guilty, Released on $1M Bond

Rodriguez, 35, will remain on house arrest in Pennsylvania until his trial.

Profiting from a crypto mixer is likely illegal, experts say. (Wikimedia Commons)

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CZ Sentencing Letters Paint Former Binance CEO as Devoted Family Man, Friend

161 letters from CZ’s friends and loved ones poured into the court ahead of his sentencing on Tuesday.

Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao in 2018 (CoinDesk archives)

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Consensys Sues SEC Over ‘Unlawful Seizure Of Authority’ Over Ethereum

By offering their MetaMask wallet software, the SEC says Consensys is acting as an unregistered securities broker.

SEC headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Samourai Wallet Founders Arrested and Charged With Money Laundering

Prosecutors are alleging Samourai Wallet laundered over $100 million in criminal proceeds.

Department of Justice (Shutterstock)