Cheyenne Ligon

Cheyenne is a features and opinions editor at CoinDesk. Previously, she covered U.S. policy and regulation, with a focus on court proceedings and crime. She was part of the Gerald Loeb award-winning team that chronicled the downfall of FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried. She has no significant crypto holdings.

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OFAC Sanctions Philippines-Based Tech Company For Facilitating Pig Butchering Schemes

According to OFAC, Funnull Technology Inc. provides computer infrastructure for “hundreds of thousands” of pig butchering websites.

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Policy

Trump Family Hits Magic Eden With Cease-and-Desist Over Crypto Wallet Plans: Bloomberg

All three of U.S. President Donald Trump’s sons have denied being involved with Magic Eden’s plans for a $TRUMP wallet.

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South Korea Elects Crypto-Friendly Lee Jae-myung as New President

During the election Lee Jae-myung made a host of crypto promises to appeal to the nation's 15 million crypto investors.

South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung (Getty Images/Chung Sung-Jun)

Opinion

Stablecoins Are Quietly Reinforcing U.S. National Power

Dollar-backed stablecoins are reinforcing dollar dominance, funding U.S. debt, and extending financial influence far beyond our borders.

U.S. Capitol Building (Getty Images/Tim Graham)

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France Charges 25 People, Including 6 Minors, in Crypto Kidnapping Cases

The investigation is largely focused on the kidnapping attempt of the daughter and grandson of the CEO of crypto exchange Paymium, Pierre Noizat.

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Markets

Agri-Tech Firm Dimitra Partners With MANTRA to Bring Cacao, Carbon Credits onto the Blockchain

Despite MANTRA’s recent price crash, Dimitra CEO Jon Trask said that the project’s VARA license gave him the confidence to move forward with the partnership.

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News Analysis

Crypto Staking Doesn't Violate U.S. Securities Law, SEC Says

The SEC's latest staff statement addresses crypto staking, though it noted that it was not binding guidance.

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Fastex Expands U.S. Presence With Los Angeles Office

In an interview with CoinDesk, Fastex’s chief legal officer said that the crypto regulatory shift under President Donald Trump has made it possible for the exchange to expand in the U.S.

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Strategy Chair Michael Saylor Shares ‘21 Ways to Wealth’ in Vegas Keynote

“Satoshi started a fire in cyberspace, and while the fearful run from it and fools dance around it, the faithful feed the flame, dreaming of a better world, and bathe in the warm glow of cyberlight,” Saylor said.

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Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht to Bitcoiners: ‘Freedom is Worth the Struggle’

Ulbright told the crowd a story from his youth about killing wasps in order to illustrate his point that, without unity and decentralization, there is no freedom.

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