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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Finance

Hundreds of wealthy investors are using crypto to buy real estate in Europe

Brighty co-founder Nikolay Denisenko, a former lead backend engineer at Revolut, says his startup has brokered over 100 deals for HNWIs to buy apartments in Europe.

Real estate

Markets

Filecoin declines as crypto markets retreat

FIL has support at the $1.52 level and resistance in the $1.59-$1.60 zone.

"Filecoin Price Edges Up 0.8% to $1.557 Amid Market Consolidation and Volume Decline"

Finance

Hedge Fund Karatage appoints IMC veteran Shane O’Callaghan as senior partner

O'Callaghan joins from market maker IMC where he was employed as global head of institutional partnerships and digital asset sales.

Sign saying "Now Hiring" sits on a lawn.

Tech

How to stay safe after the Ledger customer data leak: experts urge privacy first

Security researchers spoke to CoinDesk about how users can protect themselves after Monday’s breach saw yet more Ledger customer data leaked to malicious actors.

A shadowy figure scrutinizes a computer screen. (Mika Baumeister/Unsplash)

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Opinion

Don’t hold your breath for Venezuela’s bitcoin

Ledn co-founder Mauricio Di Bartolomeo, born and raised in Venezuela, argues that the country’s government is simply too corrupt and incompetent to have accumulated a rumored $60 billion stash of bitcoin.

Venezuelan flag (Shutterstock/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

BNB breaks $910 resistance on wider crypto market rally momentum

Market participants defended rising support while trading volume surged 66% above average during resistance tests near $908, pointing to increasing demand ahead of major network upgrade.

BNB Climbs 0.9% to $905.75 Amid Surge in Volume Ahead of Fermi Hard Fork

Markets

Famed Coinbase backer Fred Wilson predicts 2026 UX pivot for crypto

The VC mogul has previously said crypto apps must hide blockchain complexity or risk missing mass-market adoption.

(Noam Galai/Getty Images for TechCrunch)

Markets

Bitcoin rally masks fragile liquidity as spot volumes hit year-long lows

Bitcoin and altcoin prices have pushed higher, but Glassnode data shows spot trading activity has dropped to its weakest levels since late 2023.

Crypto spot volume chart (Glassnode)

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Tech

Starknet back online after four-hour outage, warns some transactions may be affected

Downtime can have knock-on effects across decentralized finance and other onchain applications.

StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson (Margaux Nijkerk)

Opinion

4 predictions for privacy in 2026

Led by Zcash, the privacy space had a breakout year in 2025. What’s coming next?

Mask (Unsplash/Tamara Gak/Modified by CoinDesk)