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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Policy

Bahamian Prime Minister Doesn’t Regret FTX

Philip Davis says the country is “open for business” for legitimate digital-assets companies.

Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

Franklin Templeton CEO: The Future of the Crypto Industry Is Regulated

At CoinDesk’s annual Consensus conference, CEO Jenny Johnson said cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin were a “distraction” from the benefits of blockchain technology.

Franklin Templeton CEO Jenny Johnson and CoinDesk Chief Content Officer Michael Casey (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Sempo Delivers Cash Aid for the Unbanked in Crisis

Digital money is becoming the go-to vehicle for serving people recovering from disaster. But when those in need have no smartphones or bank accounts, aid organizations have to distribute cash more creatively. That’s why Sempo is one of CoinDesk’s Projects to Watch 2023.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

In the Ukraine War, Stellar Aid Assist Is Using Crypto to Give Mass Aid

The payment app that leverages stablecoins for fast and cheap transfer was designed to be user-friendly for trauma and disaster victims. That’s why Stellar Aid Assist is one of CoinDesk’s Projects to Watch 2023.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Policy

FTX’s Bankruptcy Lawyers: ‘The Dumpster Fire Is Out’

At a hearing on Wednesday, lawyers for the now-defunct exchange described it as a “digital Potemkin village” run by former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried.

(Shutterstock)

Policy

Sen. Warren, Rep. AOC Ask Circle, BlockFi Why They Banked at SVB

The lawmakers are asking 14 firms about SVB’s “white glove” treatment of some of its largest depositors.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (left) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Wyoming Defends ‘Legitimacy’ of Its Crypto Charter Framework in Custodia Lawsuit

The state's attorney general claims the Kansas City Fed’s decision to deny Custodia’s master account rests partly on “perceived inadequacies in Wyoming’s laws and regulations.”

Wyoming (Pascal Bernardon/Unsplash)

Finance

Former FTX US President Reportedly Quit After ‘Protracted Disagreement’ With Bankman-Fried

A new 45-page report detailing accounting failures at the failed crypto exchange says that at one point employees were instructed by an unnamed higher-up to “come up with some numbers? Idk.”

Former FTX US President Brett Harrison. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

NYDFS Chief Dismisses 'Choke Point 2.0' Theory of Signature’s Closure as 'Ludicrous'

Adrienne Harris, the superintendent of the New York Department of Financial Services, said the decision to close the bank was instead due to a “new-fashioned bank run.”

Superintendent Adrienne Harris (NYDFS)