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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Política

SEC’s Gensler Calls Stablecoins ‘Poker Chips’ at the Wild West Crypto Casino

The SEC chair also compared the crypto boom to the Wildcat banking era of the 19th century, saying that “history tells us that private forms of money don’t last long.”

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 14: Gary Gensler, Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,  testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee oversight hearing on the SEC on September 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty Images)

Política

Judge Denies Ripple’s Motion to Have SEC Employees’ Crypto Transactions Disclosed

Ripple Labs has been petitioning the SEC for employees’ trading records since early July.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse (CoinDesk archives)

Finanças

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

Finanças

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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Finanças

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.

Apple's logo (Shutterstock)

Política

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)

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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)

Finanças

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.

SEC logo

Política

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.

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Política

SEC Sues BitConnect Founder on Fraud Charges

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

SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission