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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.

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Pantera capital
Ex-Goldman Sachs Traders Raise $4M for DeFi Risk Management Startup
Ondo Finance is looking to attract institutional investors to the world of DeFi lending.
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By Cheyenne Ligon
Aug 17, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 17, 2021
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Social media
TikTok Picks Streaming Service Audius to Power New ‘Sounds’ Library
Artists on Audius will be able to upload original music as “TikTok Sounds.”
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By Cheyenne Ligon
Aug 16, 2021 at 6:35 p.m. UTC
Aug 16, 2021
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Finance
Acquisitions
Polygon Merges With Hermez Network in $250M Deal
This is the first complete merger of one blockchain network into another.
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By Cheyenne Ligon
Aug 13, 2021 at 2:36 p.m. UTC
Aug 13, 2021
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Finance
Sports
Polygon's New Gaming Studio Launches With Cricket NFT Platform
Rario already has a pair of international cricket leagues signed on.
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By Cheyenne Ligon
Aug 12, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 12, 2021
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Finance
Accounting
Crypto Tax and Accounting Platform Bitwave Raises $7.25M
Blockchain Capital led the firm's seed round as VC bets on crypto tax plays pick up steam.
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By Cheyenne Ligon
Aug 12, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 12, 2021
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Finance
Daos
DAOs, VCs Put $6M Behind Governance Startup Tally
If DAOs are basically a "group chat with a bank account," they're going to need more tooling to go mainstream, say Tally's founders.
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By Cheyenne Ligon
Aug 12, 2021 at 3:33 p.m. UTC
Aug 12, 2021
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Finance
Titan
Fintech App Titan Adds Actively Managed Crypto Basket
Titan Crypto will feature a basket of cryptocurrencies including BTC, ETH, XLM and ADA.
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By Cheyenne Ligon
Aug 11, 2021 at 3:01 p.m. UTC
Aug 11, 2021
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Markets
Paypal
Venmo Credit Card Holders Can Now Trade Cash Back for Crypto
Customers can choose between bitcoin, ether, litecoin and bitcoin cash.
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By Cheyenne Ligon
Aug 10, 2021 at 3:37 p.m. UTC
Aug 10, 2021
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Bitcoin
Human Rights Foundation, Compass Mining Give $80K to Sponsor Bitcoin Developer
Developer Jon Atack will continue to be able to support the code undergirding the Bitcoin network.
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By Cheyenne Ligon
Aug 10, 2021 at 2:01 p.m. UTC
Aug 10, 2021
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Finance
Payments
AMC to Accept Bitcoin for Tickets and Concessions Later This Year
America’s largest theater chain is leaning into crypto but did not specify what technology it would use to accept payments.
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By Cheyenne Ligon
Aug 9, 2021 at 11:43 p.m. UTC
Aug 9, 2021
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