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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Craig Wright Tells Court He ‘Stomped on the Hard Drive’ Containing Satoshi Wallet Keys

“Otherwise, people will end up forcing me into doing something I don’t want to do,” the self-styled Bitcoin creator told a Norwegian court.

The Oslo District Courthouse (Mahlum/Wikimedia Commons)

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Craig Wright le dice a la corte que "pisoteó el disco duro" que contenía las llaves de la billetera Satoshi

"De lo contrario, la gente terminará obligándome a hacer algo que no quiero hacer", dijo el autoproclamado creador de Bitcoin a un tribunal noruego.

The Oslo District Courthouse (Mahlum/Wikimedia Commons)

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Craig Wright dice alla corte di aver "calpestato il disco rigido" contenente le chiavi del portafoglio Satoshi

"Altrimenti, le persone finiranno per costringermi a fare qualcosa che T voglio fare", ha detto il sedicente creatore Bitcoin a un tribunale norvegese.

The Oslo District Courthouse (Mahlum/Wikimedia Commons)

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Craig Wright Won’t Give Cryptographic Proof He’s Satoshi, His Lawyers Say at Hodlonaut Trial

Wright’s attorneys say his scholarly work, personal history and, above all, his success convincing Gavin Andresen that he held Satoshi’s private keys are proof enough.

Craig Wright at CoinGeek Conference New York (Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for CoinGeek)

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Crypto Twitter Took Center Stage During the First Day of Hodlonaut vs. Craig Wright

If name-calling and bullying is the standard, do words like “fraud” and “scammer” carry the same weight? Hodlonaut’s lawyers say no.

Attorneys discussed crypto Twitter in the opening day of Hodlonaut's case against Craig Wright. (Hodlonaut)

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Who Can Say Who Is Not Satoshi? Hodlonaut and Wright Go to Trial to Find Out

Wright is suing Twitter influencer Hodlonaut over a series of tweets in 2019 in which Hodlonaut called Wright a fraud and a scammer.

Hodlonaut, who sued Craig Wright in Norway and won. (Trevor Jones for CoinDesk)

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Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Role in $100M Crypto Investment Ponzi Scheme

EmpiresX’s “head trader” Joshua David Nicholas, 28, faces up to five years in prison for his role in the scam.

(Ramin Talaie/Getty Images)

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Celsius’ Third Bankruptcy Hearing Yields Little in the Way of Customer Relief

The three-hour hearing was largely spent on a back-and-forth over whether custodial account holders will be able to get their money back.

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk archives)

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5 Top Crypto Lawyers Join Law Firm Brown Rudnick’s Digital Commerce Practice

Well-known crypto lawyer Stephen Palley will co-chair Brown Rudnick’s Digital Commerce practice.

(Shutterstock)

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Can Crypto Save the Cannabis Industry?

The legal cannabis industry’s problems go much deeper than a lack of access to banking. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Sin Week.

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)