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

Coinbase Signs Deal With Homeland Security to Provide Analytics Software

The initial contract amount is for $455,000 but can go up to a total of $1.37 million by 2024.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong

Finance

Nearly 70 South Korean Crypto Exchanges May Have to Suspend Service: Report

The deadline to register with South Korea’s Financial Intelligence Unit is Sept. 24, but only four exchanges have registered so far.

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Finance

Crypto Holders Sue Apple Over ‘Fake’ Wallet App Scam

The lawsuit alleges that a fake wallet app was used to cheat customers out of more than $5 million in crypto holdings.

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Policy

Crypto Lobbying Group Warns of Another Tax Provision in Senate Infrastructure Bill

A new report from the Proof of Stake Alliance calls attention to a little-debated tax provision that would require some peer-to-peer crypto transactions to be reported to the government.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 12: An American flag flies at half staff at the U.S. Capitol on January 12, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images)

Policy

Olympic Speed Skater Apolo Ohno Sued Over Role in Alleged $50M ICO Fraud

Attorneys for the plaintiffs say Ohno and his business partners “squandered and/or misappropriated” their $50 million investment.

VANCOUVER, BC - FEBRUARY 24:  Apolo Anton Ohno of the United States competes in the Short Track Speed Skating Men's 500m heat on day 13 of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics at Pacific Coliseum on February 24, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada.  (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Finance

SEC Sues Mobile Wallet Tech Firm Rivetz Over 2017 ICO

The SEC says Rivetz’ CEO used some of the money to award himself a bonus and buy a house in the Cayman Islands.

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Policy

BitConnect’s Top US Promoter Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charge

Glenn Arcaro faces up to 20 years in prison for his role in the alleged $2 billion Ponzi scheme.

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Policy

SEC Sues BitConnect Founder on Fraud Charges

The securities regulator also filed charges against a U.S.-based promoter and an affiliated company.

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Finance

Playboy Is Minting NFTs on the ‘Art of Gender and Sexuality’

Fifty submissions for the brand’s first exhibition will be chosen in October.

Playboy logo (Mathew Imaging/WireImage)

Policy

The Postal Service’s Law Enforcement Arm Is Buckling Down on Crypto

A newly released USPIS internal audit recommends a crypto training program for investigators.

A USPS logo is seen on a mailbox in New York City.