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

Crypto Ally Paul Atkins Sworn In to Replace Gary Gensler Atop U.S. SEC

As the new chairman, Atkins takes over a commission already working toward friendly digital assets policies and hosting crypto roundtables.

SEC GOP contingent

Markets

Trump's Official Memecoin Surges Despite Massive $320 Million Unlock in Thin Holiday Trading

Despite the price increase, the token is still down over 88% from its peak and investors have lost a total of $2 billion.

U.S. President Donald Trump (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Policy

Slovenia Moves to Tax Crypto Profits at 25%

The tax would apply to profits from selling crypto for fiat currency or goods and services, but not to swapping one cryptocurrency for another.

Tax filing documentation (Kelly Sikkema/Unsplash)

Policy

Feds Mistakenly Order Estonian HashFlare Fraudsters to Self-Deport Ahead of Sentencing

Ivan Turogin and Sergei Potapenko ran a crypto mining Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors around the world of more than $575 million.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Getty Images/bpperry)

Markets

Bitcoin Is About to be Hit With 'Significant Volatility' Imminently, CryptoQuant Warns

Historical data shows big moves from 3–6 month holders often precede major price swings.

(Austin Hervias/Unsplash)

Policy

OKX to Expand to the U.S., Establish Regional Headquarters in California

In February, the Seychelles-based exchange paid the DOJ $500 million to settle charges it had operated in the U.S. without a money transmitter license.

OKX founder Star Xu (OKX)

Policy

Semler Scientific Settles DOJ Probe, Says Ready to Buy More Bitcoin

In a Tuesday filing, the company said it had reached a loan agreement with crypto exchange Coinbase allowing it to borrow money — using its bitcoin stockpile as collateral — to pay the settlement.

Department of Justice (Getty Images/Dragon Claws)

Markets

Janover Takes Page From Saylor Playbook, Doubling SOL Stack to $20M as Stock Soars 1700%

Former Kraken executives led by Joseph Onorati took over the real estate-focused fintech company aiming to become the first U.S.-listed firm with treasury strategy centered on Solana.

Janover's stock is taking off following its crypto pivot (Getty Images/Daniel Garrido)

Markets

Gold ETF Inflows Hit Three-Year High as PAXG, XAUT Outperform Wider Crypto Market

Gold-backed cryptocurrencies like PAXG and XAUT rose significantly so far this year, mirroring a spike in ETF demand.

A gold bar (Scottsdale mint/Unsplash)

Markets

Saylor Teases New Bitcoin Buy After Strategy’s $7.69 Billion Q1 Buying Spree


Strategy paused BTC buys as bitcoin tumbled in Q1, but Saylor signaled additional purchases may be coming.

Strategy CEO Michael Saylor in 2021 (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)