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

Tron Founder Justin Sun Reportedly Lost His Diplomatic Status

Grenada recalled all diplomats after the June 2022 election, when the party that granted Sun's title was ousted from power, the Grenada Broadcasting Network reported.

Tron founder and diplomat Justin Sun (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

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 U.S. District Court on Feb. 9, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

Finance

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.

El CEO de Binance, Changpeng Zhao. (Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)

Policy

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.

Custodia Bank CEO Caitlin Long (Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)

Policy

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 building in Washington, D.C. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Signature Bank’s Prospective Buyers Must Agree to Give Up All Crypto Business: Reuters

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. later denied Reuters' reporting.

(Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Policy

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)

Policy

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)

Policy

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)

Policy

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)