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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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Bitcoin mining
Blockware Raises $25M to Expand Bitcoin Mining Operations in Kentucky
The mining firm will use the funding to buy 14,000 rigs – 8,000 for itself and 6,000 to sell.
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By Cheyenne Ligon
Jun 30, 2021 at 12:22 p.m. UTC
Jun 30, 2021
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Markets
Ethereum
Cream Finance Announces Integration With Polygon
Cream’s users will be able to lend and borrow supported assets.
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By Cheyenne Ligon
Jun 30, 2021 at 1:52 a.m. UTC
Jun 30, 2021
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Markets
South africa
Lawyers for Africrypt’s Missing Founders Say They’ve Been Fired: Report
The Cajee brothers are still missing, along with $3.6 billion in bitcoin.
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By Cheyenne Ligon
Jun 28, 2021 at 9:30 p.m. UTC
Jun 28, 2021
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Switzerland
Swiss National Bank Has No Plans for a Digital Currency: Report
The Swiss National Bank tested the feasibility of CBDCs in 2020.
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By Cheyenne Ligon
Jun 26, 2021 at 2:34 p.m. UTC
Jun 26, 2021
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Markets
Bitcoin
Guggenheim’s Scott Minerd Says Bitcoin Could Sink to $15K
In February, the now-bearish Minerd said BTC could climb as high as $600,000.
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By Cheyenne Ligon
Jun 25, 2021 at 7:17 p.m. UTC
Jun 25, 2021
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Policy
Israel
Palestine’s Central Bank Reportedly Mulling a CBDC Launch
Palestinians do not have an independent currency, and rely on the Israeli shekel and Jordanian dinar.
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By Cheyenne Ligon
Jun 24, 2021 at 9:09 p.m. UTC
Jun 24, 2021
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Tech
Malware
Monero-Mining Malware 'Crackonosh' Has Infected 222K Computers, Researchers Find
The virus has yielded over $2 million worth of XMR for its authors, security firm Avast said in a Thursday report.
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By Cheyenne Ligon
Jun 24, 2021 at 7:24 p.m. UTC
Jun 24, 2021
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Finance
Bitcoin
This NYDIG Partnership Could Bring Bitcoin to Your Local Credit Union
Up to 18.3 million Q2 customers will soon be able to buy, sell and hold bitcoin directly from their bank accounts.
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By Cheyenne Ligon
Jun 24, 2021 at 5:53 p.m. UTC
Jun 24, 2021
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Markets
Bitcoin
Suze Orman Says She Bought $5K of Bitcoin Using PayPal – And She’s a HODLer
This is the first time the financial guru has acknowledged directly owning cryptocurrencies.
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By Cheyenne Ligon
Jun 24, 2021 at 4:45 a.m. UTC
Jun 24, 2021
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Markets
Crime
Founders of South African Crypto Investment Firm – and $3.6B in Bitcoin – Are Missing
Africrypt investors were told not to inform police of the purported hack because it could slow the recovery of their funds.
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By Cheyenne Ligon
Jun 24, 2021 at 3:41 a.m. UTC
Jun 24, 2021
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