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.

Cheyenne Ligon

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Finance

Coinbase's CEO Cites 'Rumors' the SEC May Ban Crypto Staking for Retail Customers

"I hope that's not the case as I believe it would be a terrible path for the U.S. if that was allowed to happen," Brian Armstrong tweeted Wednesday.

Brian Armstrong Chief Executive Officer CEO & Co-Founder of Coinbase speaks at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk)

Juridique

EminiFX CEO Eddy Alexandre Set to Plead Guilty to Role in Alleged $59M Ponzi Scheme

Alexandre was arrested in May and charged with fraud for his role in the alleged pyramid scheme.

Law Justice Court Legal (Shutterstock)

Juridique

Alleged Mango Markets Exploiter Eisenberg Is Working to Negotiate Bail Following First NY Court Hearing

Avraham Eisenberg has publicly admitted to draining $116 million from the crypto exchange.

(DALL-E/CoinDesk)

Juridique

Judge Dismisses Proposed Class-Action Lawsuit Alleging Coinbase Sold Unregistered Securities

The customers also accused Coinbase of failing to register as a broker-dealer.

Brian Armstrong in 2019  (Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)

Juridique

Judge Bans Sam Bankman-Fried From Contacting FTX Employees and Using Signal

The tentative order was granted by a New York court on Wednesday after prosecutors asked the former FTX CEO's bail conditions to be amended last week.

El fundador de FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, se declaró “no culpable” de ocho cargos en un tribunal federal. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto Services Company Prime Trust Lays Off One-Third of Staff

The cost-cutting measure comes after a rocky start to 2023 for the Las Vegas-based company.

(Prime Trust, modified by CoinDesk)

Juridique

DOJ Claims Sam Bankman-Fried Tried to Influence Witness Testimony, Asks for Communications Ban

A court document filed by prosecutors on Friday alleges Bankman-Fried messaged FTX US General Counsel Ryne Miller on Signal, asking to reconnect and “vet things with each other.”

Tokens vinculados con billeteras de Alameda se vendieron por bitcoin en el último día. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

Finance

WazirX Says Binance Lied About Ownership as Dispute About India’s Largest Exchange Escalates

The back-and-forth about the ownership of WazirX could have a devastating effect on the Indian exchange and its users.

Changpeng Zhao, CEO of Binance, at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)

Juridique

Custodia Bank Denied Federal Reserve System Membership

The Wyoming-based bank’s application for a master account is still pending.

Avanti CEO Caitlin Long (CoinDesk archives)

Juridique

White House Calls on Congress to ‘Step Up Its Efforts’ on Crypto Regulation

Officials in the Biden administration urged Congress on Friday to expand the authority of regulators to police the crypto industry.

The White House South Lawn, Washington DC, America (Joe Daniel Price/Getty Images)