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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Finance

Crypto Fundraising After End of Roe Tepid So Far

Crypto advocates have long touted the technology’s potential to help people fight government oppression and evade surveillance – the post-Roe world offers a great test case.

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Finance

New York Environmental Regulators Deny Greenidge’s Power Plant Permit

Greenidge Generation has been in hot water with environmentalists for its use of fossil fuels to power its bitcoin mining operation on New York’s Seneca Lake.

The Greenidge Generation facility in Dresden, New York. (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

FBI Adds OneCoin Founder Ruja Ignatova to Its Most Wanted List

Ignatova is accused of defrauding investors out of more than $4 billion via a crypto Ponzi scheme.

Ruja Ignatova (OneCoin Corporation)

Finance

Coinbase Is Reportedly Selling Geolocation Data to ICE

Watchdog group Tech Inquiry reported the new details about the three-year contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

(betto rodrigues/Shutterstock)

Finance

North Korean Hacking Group Behind $100M Horizon Bridge Hack: Report

Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic has traced the hack back to the Lazarus Group, a state-sponsored North Korean hacking organization.

(Eric Lafforgue/Art In All Of Us/Corbis via Getty Images)

Policy

US Infrastructure Law’s Reporting Requirements for Crypto Brokers Likely to Face Delay

The provision would require brokers to collect detailed information on their customers and their trades.

Delays are likely finalizing crypto reporting requirements in President Joe Biden's infrastructure law. (Getty Images)

Finance

Ontario Securities Commission Slaps Bybit and KuCoin With Penalties

The Canadian regulator said the two exchanges were selling unregistered securities to Ontario residents.

Toronto

Policy

Chainalysis Launches 24/7 Hotline for Crypto Crime Victims

Ransomware actors raked in all-time high of $731 million in crypto payments in 2021, and 2022 is on track to be another record year for crypto-enabled cyber crime.

Chainalysis CEO Michael Gronager (Danny Nelson)

Finance

Black Hills Signs Deal to Power Bitcoin Mining in Wyoming

The publicly traded utility will deliver up to 75 megawatts of power to a new mining operation in Cheyenne.

Bitcoin mining machines (Michal Bednarek/Shutterstock)

Policy

ADAM CEO Michelle Bond Announces Bid for US Congress

Bond, who describes herself as an “America First conservative,” is running as a Republican in New York’s 1st congressional district.

ADAM CEO Michelle Bond (Michelle Bond)