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

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)

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)