Cheyenne Ligon

Cheyenne Ligon

Cheyenne is on the news team at CoinDesk, where she 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.

Social

Recent

Why Aren't More Bitcoin Holders Using Secure Multi-Sig Addresses?
Federal Judge Releases 'Razzlekhan,' Orders Other Bitfinex Hack Laundering Suspect to Remain in Jail
Monday’s bail review hearing overturned last week’s decision by a New York magistrate judge, at least for one suspect.
Why Aren't More Bitcoin Holders Using Secure Multi-Sig Addresses?
sec-16
SEC Secures Judgments Against 3 in Bitconnect Scam
One individual must pay more than $3 million and hand over a wallet containing 190 bitcoins.
sec-16
miningsmall2
Compass Mining Says Chase Shut Down Bank Accounts Without Warning
The accounts held about 7% of the company's cash.
miningsmall2
brian-quintenz
Crypto Booster Brian Quintenz to Step Down as CFTC Commissioner
Quintenz will leave by Aug. 31.
brian-quintenz
coinbase-global-debuts-initial-public-offering-at-nasdaq-marketsite-5
Coinbase Stockpiles $4.4B in Case of 'Crypto Winter': Report
The crypto exchange increased its reserves from $1.1 billion at the end of 2020.
coinbase-global-debuts-initial-public-offering-at-nasdaq-marketsite-5
fold-team-ar
Bitcoin Gets the 'Pokémon GO' Treatment in New Rewards App From Fold
The popular bitcoin rewards startup is using augmented reality (AR) in a bid to make crypto fun for the masses.
fold-team-ar
larry-harmon
Bitcoin Mixing CEO Harmon Pleads Guilty to US Money-Laundering Charge
The case may set a precedent for bitcoin mixing services.
larry-harmon
rara
‘Like-to-Earn’ NFT Platform RARA Looks to Monetize the Future of Online Engagement
RARA offers a token-powered curation system for separating the wheat from the chaff in the NFT market.
rara
mobteam
MobileCoin Raises $66M to Build Out Privacy-Focused Payments Tech
The round, joined by Alameda Research, Coinbase Ventures and others, looks to put MobileCoin in more messaging apps.
mobteam
dogecoin-3
Dogecoin Foundation Returns With Ethereum's Buterin as Adviser
The foundation hopes to secure a three-year budget in order to hire a small staff to work on dogecoin full-time.
dogecoin-3