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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Opinion

Bitcoin Treasuries Need an Onchain Strategy

Treasury companies that support Bitcoin-native infrastructure development early can gain an edge in an increasingly competitive market, argues Ark Labs’ Alex Bergeron.

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Opinion

Bitcoin Treasury Companies Should Lean Into the Lightning Network

If you manage a Bitcoin treasury, now is the moment to shift from passive reserve to active participant in the Bitcoin economy, argues Voltage’s Bobby Shell.

Bitcoin treasuries (Coindesk)

Markets

Benchmark Hikes CompoSecure Price Target to $24 on Arculus Crypto Upgrade

The broker sees CMPO shares gaining from operational momentum and Arculus’s new trading features, with M&A potential still offering upside.

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Markets

Volatility Shares Files for 5x Leveraged Bitcoin, Ether, and XRP ETFs

If approved, these would become some of the most extreme crypto-linked instruments available to U.S. investors.

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Opinion

Tether and Circle’s Dominance Is Being Put to the Test

The dominance of Tether and Circle, once seen as unshakable, is now facing its most formidable test yet, crypto product and strategy professional James Murrell argues.

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Opinion

There Is Too Much Friction in Web3 For Newcomers. Here’s How We Fix it.

The promise of a seamless digital economy is being sabotaged by a simple, recurring nightmare: network switching, says ZetaChain core contributor Jonathan Covey.

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Markets

Ethena's USDe Briefly Loses Peg During $19B Crypto Liquidation Cascade

USDe recovered quickly, and Ethena Labs confirmed that the mint and redeem functionality remained operational, with the stablecoin remaining overcollateralized.

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Markets

AAVE Sees 64% Flash Crash as DeFi Protocol Endures 'Largest Stress Test'

The largest decentralized lending protocol processed $180 million collateral liquidation within an hour on Friday, proving its resilience, founder Stani Kulechov said.

Aave (AAVE) price today (CoinDesk Data)

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Opinion

Blockchain Will Drive the Agent-to-Agent AI Marketplace Boom

For agents to be truly autonomous they need to have access to resources and self-custody their assets: programmable, permissionless, and composable blockchains are the ideal substrate for agents to do so, Olas’ David Minarsch argues.

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Markets

‘Largest Ever’ Crypto Liquidation Event Wipes Out 6,300 Wallets on Hyperliquid

The sell-off erased over $1.23 billion in trader capital on Hyperliquid and $19 billion across the crypto market in a 24 hours.

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