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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LIVE BLOG: Congressional Hearing Puts Crypto Energy Use in the Crosshairs

Follow along as CoinDesk reporters provide updates.

Solar farm in China (Qilai Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Russian Authorities Say They’ve Dismantled REvil Ransomware Group at US Request

The FSB raided 25 residences, seizing approximately $6.8 million in various currencies including cryptocurrencies.

(Getty/Bill Hinton)

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OCC Chief Hsu Says Regulation Could Boost Stablecoin Innovation

Hsu isn't the first watchdog to call for imposing bank-like regulations on stablecoin issuers.

Acting Comptroller Michael Hsu (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Finanza

Ex-CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo Joins CoinFund as Policy Adviser

Giancarlo will help the crypto venture capital firm navigate the Web 3 landscape.

J. Christopher Giancarlo (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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House and Senate Agriculture Committees Issue Bipartisan Call for CFTC Guidance on Crypto

In October, the CFTC's Behnam told a Senate committee the regulator’s crackdown on crypto crime was just the “tip of the iceberg” – now that committee wants to know what lies beneath the surface.

Rostin Behnam, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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FinCEN, FDIC to Hold 'Tech Sprint' for Digital Identity Tools

The proliferation of scams, information leaks and synthetic identity fraud is presenting a major challenge to the online financial services industry, federal regulators said.

(Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Powell Says Fed Will Release Crypto Report 'Within Weeks'

During his Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday, the Fed chairman also said a CBDC wouldn't necessarily lead to a ban on private stablecoins.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 11: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during his re-nominations hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill, January 11, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski-Pool/Getty Images)

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LIVE BLOG: Fed Chair Jerome Powell Appears Before the Senate Banking Committee

CoinDesk follows Powell’s confirmation hearing live.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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Users of Coinbase, PayPal, FTX.US and More Will Be Able to File Crypto Taxes for Free Through TaxBit Network

The network will let all customers of participant businesses access free tax filing tools.

Left to right: TaxBit co-founders Justin and Austin Woodward

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Government Report Suggests Tightening Regulations on Crypto ATMs

The GAO said the machines are less regulated than crypto exchanges and transactions are more difficult to trace.

FinCEN (Mark Van Scyoc/Shutterstock)