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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Peter Thiel-Backed Exchange Bullish Is in Talks to Go Public in SPAC Merger: Report
The news comes just a month after the announcement of Bullish's launch.
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52 US Representatives Are Backing a Bill Targeting Hamas Financing
The Hamas International Financing Prevention Act would leverage sanctions against individuals and governments donating to Hamas, including donations made in bitcoin.
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Bipartisan Crypto Bills Pass US House of Representatives – Again
The Blockchain Innovation Act and parts of the Digital Taxonomy Act were included in the broader Consumer Safety Technology Act.
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Anchorage Adds Custody and Staking for Dapper Labs' FLOW Token
Anchorage President Diogo Monica said the token was added following “massive demand” from its institutional clients.
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Roc-A-Fella Records Sues Co-Founder for Trying to Sell Jay-Z’s Debut Album as an NFT
The suit alleges that Damon Dash does not own "Reasonable Doubt" so he should not be allowed to sell its copyright.
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DCG to Buy $50M in Shares of Grayscale’s Ethereum Classic Trust
One analyst interpreted the move as an arbitrage play.
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Galaxy Digital Will Provide Liquidity for Goldman Sachs’ Bitcoin Futures Trades
Mike Novogratz’s merchant bank is ramping up its involvement with Wall Street's biggest names.
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Want to Own a Piece of CNN’s News History? There’s an NFT for That
The cable news network is launching an NFT collection on the Flow blockchain, and buyers can pay with fiat.
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Bank of England: Any UK CBDC Will Be 'Tens of Thousands' Times More Efficient Than Bitcoin
The fintech lead at U.K.’s central bank urged eco-conscious citizens not to “throw the blockchain baby out with the bitcoin bathwater.”
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SEC Charges 3 More in $30M ICO Fraud Case
The new charges come 18 months after the SEC first brought charges against ex-con Boaz Manor and his business associate, Edith Pardo.
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