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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Trump-Linked Crypto Project Buys $775K Worth of SEI as Altcoin Accumulation Continues


World Liberty Financial added SEI to its growing altcoin portfolio as it keeps accumulating and after it denied reports suggesting it sold ETH.

U.S. President Donald Trump on April 7, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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U.S. Tariff Exemptions for Electronics Are ‘Temporary,’ Says Commerce Secretary


Electronics spared from recent tariffs will face new duties aimed at reshoring semiconductor production, Lutnick said.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Dimon Warns of Treasury Market ‘Kerfuffle’ That Could Force Fed to Intervene


The JPMorgan CEO says rigid banking rules may trigger a Treasury market freeze, echoing 2020’s turmoil that was followed by BTC's price rise.

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Policy

Judge Rules Against Most of DCG’s Motion to Dismiss NYAG’s Civil Securities Fraud Suit

The judge agreed to toss out two of the claims against DCG, its CEO Barry Silbert and Michael Moro, the former CEO of Genesis Global Capital, on the grounds that they were duplicative.

NY Attorney General Letitia James (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

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1 in 5 Cross-Chain Crypto Investigations Involve More Than 10 Blockchains, Elliptic Finds

Hopping from chain to chain is a common obfuscation tactic for criminals trying to cover their tracks, Elliptic CTO Jackson Hull said.

Elliptic CTO Jackson Hull (Courtesy of Elliptic)

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Senate Dems Slam DOJ’s Decision to Axe Crypto Unit as a ‘Free Pass’ For Criminals

In a letter to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Thursday, the six lawmakers urged him to reconsider his recent decision to disband the DOJ’s crypto enforcement squad.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Helium Issuer Nova Labs Agrees to Pay SEC $200K to Settle Allegations It Lied to Investors

As part of the settlement agreement, the SEC agreed to drop its claims that three of Nova Labs’ tokens, including the native HNT token, were securities.

A blue balloon (Getty Images/Fernando Trabanco Fotografia)

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DOJ Crypto Enforcement Memo Has No Bearing on Do Kwon’s Criminal Case, Prosecutors Say

Prosecutors told a New York judge on Thursday that they don’t plan to change the charges against Kwon in light of the memo.

Terraform Labs co-founder and former CEO Do Kwon is escorted by police in Montenegro in 2024 (Photo by Filip Filipovic/Getty Images)

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Ukraine Considers Up to 23% Personal Income Tax on Crypto in Newly Proposed Tax Scheme

Under a proposal, certain crypto transactions would be taxed at the country’s standard 18% rate, as well as an extra 5% levy to support the country’s war costs.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on April 4, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo by Ihor Kuznietsov/Novyny LIVE/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

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Bitcoin-Backed Loans Are Going to Get Way Cheaper Around the Globe: Ledn Co-Founder

The bitcoin lending market will get much more competitive in coming years, and that's good for consumers.

Ledn co-founders Mauricio Di Bartolomeo (left) and Adam Reeds (Ledn)