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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Tech

Silent Data Becomes First Privacy-Focused Layer 2 to Join Ethereum’s Superchain

The project is one of over 30 layer-2 networks working to scale Ethereum.

DeFi networks are global. (NASA/Unsplash)

Policy

State of Crypto: Unsettled U.S. Crypto Tax Scene

As Congress still struggles to work out a crypto tax approach in the U.S., the experts handling digital assets at the IRS are heading for the exits.

IRS (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Tech

‘Crypto’s Flash Boys’: A Q&A With Austin Federa on DoubleZero

DoubleZero was first announced in December 2024 as a blockchain layer intended to be faster than the internet. Since then, nearly 12.5% of SOL staked is operating on the DoubleZero testnet.

Austin Federa

Finance

Pump.fun Buybacks Fuel PUMP Token Revival Amid Broader Crypto Downturn

Despite a cooling crypto market, Pump.fun’s aggressive strategy of deploying platform revenue to repurchase its native token has driven a 17% weekly gain.

Pump.fun buybacks (Dune)

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Tech

Ethereum Foundation Targets Interoperability as Top UX Priority

The initiative marks a strategic pivot: after years spent scaling throughput and lowering costs, the protocol team is now zeroing in on interoperability as the key to user experience.

Ethereum Logo

Policy

CFTC: Crypto Firms That Left U.S. Can Open Doors Here as Foreign Boards of Trade

The U.S. derivatives regulator issued a "reminder" that foreign crypto firms registered with the CFTC as FBOTs can directly handle U.S. customers.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Undervalued Versus Gold as Volatility Collapses, JPMorgan Says

Bitcoin volatility has plummeted from around 60% at the beginning of the year to a current record low of 30%, the report said.

Close-up of stacked gold bars. (Jingming Pan/Unsplash)

Finance

VersaBank Tests Tokenized Deposits on Algorand, Ethereum and Stellar in U.S. Pilot

Digital bank VersaBank unveiled plans to expands its blockchain-based Digital Deposit Receipts to the U.S. with regulatory oversight in focus.

Digitally altered photo of a dollar bill (Ryan Quintal/Unsplash, Modified by CoinDesk)

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Finance

Finastra Taps Circle to Bring USDC Settlement to $5T Global Cross-Border Payments

Integrating USDC into Finastra’s payments hub aims to cut costs and speed up international transfers.

(Sandali Handagama/ CoinDesk)

Markets

Hyperliquid’s HYPE Hits Record High Above $50 on Trading Boom, Token Buybacks

Analysts highlight Hyperliquid's strong fundamentals but caution about potential risks from scheduled token unlocks and its high valuation.

HYPE price on Aug. 27 (CoinDesk)