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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Policy

US Rep. Josh Gottheimer Proposes $3M Boost to Treasury’s Crypto Crime-Fighting Unit

The amendment would increase funding to the Treasury’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence for blockchain analysis tools, training and investigative support.

U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Finance

SEC Enforcement Head Asks Congress for More Resources to Tackle Crypto Issues

Gurbir Grewal told members of a House Financial Services subcommittee he hopes to hire 125 more people, if he can get the funding.

The DAO withdrew a request to register locke and ducat tokens because they are not securities. (Michael del Castillo/CoinDesk)

Policy

Celsius Lays Out Mining-Focused Reorganization Plan at First Bankruptcy Hearing

The first day hearing revealed Celsius is betting big on its also-indebted mining operation to help fill the $1.2 billion hole in the company’s balance sheet.

Alex Mashinsky, founder and CEO of Celsius Network, at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Celsius Bankruptcy Filings Hint Retail Customers Will Bear Brunt of Its Failure

The New Jersey-based crypto lender has a $1.2 billion hole in its balance sheet and will likely struggle to pay back its customers and creditors.

Consensus 2019 Alex Mashinsky Founder and CEO Celsius Network (CoinDesk)

Policy

Unpacking the Latest Bitcoin ETF Rejections

Grayscale and Bitwise saw their bitcoin ETF applications rejected. Have we learned anything new?

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty Images)

Finance

Ethics Watchdog Bars US Government Employees From Writing Crypto Policy if Invested

A new legal advisory from the Office of Government Ethics bars federal workers who own crypto from working on policies that could influence the value of their digital assets.

White House (Suzy Brooks/Unsplash)

Finance

‘Crypto: The Musical’ Aims for Broadway

The show is being developed by the creative team behind “Ratatouille – The TikTok Musical.”

Crypto the Musical performance from Consensus 2022 (Suzanne Cordeiro/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Fundraising After End of Roe Tepid So Far

Crypto advocates have long touted the technology’s potential to help people fight government oppression and evade surveillance – the post-Roe world offers a great test case.

(David McNew/Getty Images)

Finance

Reguladores ambientais de Nova York negam licença para usina de energia de Greenidge

A Greenidge Generation tem estado em HOT lençóis com ambientalistas pelo uso de combustíveis fósseis para alimentar sua operação de mineração de Bitcoin no Lago Seneca, em Nova York.

The Greenidge Generation facility in Dresden, New York. (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

New York Environmental Regulators Deny Greenidge’s Power Plant Permit

Greenidge Generation has been in hot water with environmentalists for its use of fossil fuels to power its bitcoin mining operation on New York’s Seneca Lake.

The Greenidge Generation facility in Dresden, New York. (CoinDesk archives)