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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U.S. Supreme Court to Hear First Crypto Case Tuesday

Coinbase is asking the high court to pause a pair of class-action lawsuits as the exchange attempts to force the plaintiffs into arbitration.

U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Signature Bank’s Prospective Buyers Must Agree to Give Up All Crypto Business: Reuters

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. later denied Reuters' reporting.

(Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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SEC Chairman Gensler Suggests Again That Proof-of-Stake Tokens Are Securities: Report

Gensler had previously argued that ether might be a security after Ethereum's transition to proof-of-stake last year.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)

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Chinese Businessman With Ties to Steve Bannon Arrested, Charged With Fraud, Including $500M Crypto Scam

Guo Wengui is accused of engaging in multiple schemes that defrauded investors out of $1.4 billion.

Guo Wen-gui in April 2017 (VOAnews/Wikipedia)

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U.S. Justice Dept. Appeals New York Judge’s Decision to Approve Voyager’s Sale to Binance.US

The appeal comes just one day after Judge Michael Wiles gave Voyager Digital the go-ahead to sell its assets to Binance.US.

Department of Justice (Shutterstock)

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What Happens if Ether Is a Security?

A recent suit filed by the New York Attorney General could have far-ranging complications for crypto exchanges that list ether.

New York Attorney General Letitia James (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

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New York Attorney General Alleges Ether Is a Security in KuCoin Lawsuit

A press release said the lawsuit was part of ongoing "efforts to crack down on unregistered cryptocurrency platforms."

New York State Attorney General Letitia James (Alex Kent/Getty Images)

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Airbit Club Founders, Lawyer Plead Guilty to $100M Fraud Scheme

The scheme's founders and promoters promised victims their money would be invested in a lucrative mining operation, but instead spent funds on cars, jewelry and luxury homes.

(Dall-E/CoinDesk)

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‘Tonight Show’s’ Jimmy Fallon Files to Be Removed From Subpoena in Bored Apes Trademark Case

Fallon’s lawyer called the subpoena an “unwarranted fishing expedition for irrelevant material.”

Jimmy Fallon on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" in 2015 (Laura Cavanaugh/FilmMagic via Getty Images)

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SEC Accuses Utah-Based Green United of Running $18M Crypto Mining Scam

Green United allegedly sold investors crypto mining equipment that didn’t mine what the company claimed it mined.

Celsius and Core Scientific hope to raise millions via mining rig vouchers (alvarez/Getty Images)