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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Polkadot's DOT Falls 6% From Intraday High in Bearish Reversal

Support has formed at $3.90 with resistance at the $4.15 level.

"Polkadot (DOT) Drops 6% Amid Institutional Selling, Testing Critical $3.91 Support"

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Sui Jumps 4% as Swiss Banks Expand Regulated Access for Institutional Clients

Sygnum and Amina banks have added SUI trading, custody and lending products for professional investors.

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NYDFS Fines Stablecoin Issuer Paxos $26.5M for Compliance Failures Tied to Binance’s BUSD

In addition to the fine, Paxos agreed to invest another $22 million into beefing up its compliance program.

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Roman Storm Guilty of Unlicensed Money Transmitting Conspiracy in Partial Verdict

After two Allen charges and four days of deliberation, a New York jury could not reach a unanimous agreement on the conspiracy to commit money laundering charge or the sanctions evasion charge.

Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm outside the Manhattan courthouse where he is being tried for criminal money laundering (CoinDesk/Cheyenne Ligon)

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Roman Storm Jury Deadlocked, Judge Tells Them to Keep Deliberating

After four days of deliberations, the New York jury deciding Tornado Cash Roman Storm’s fate said they can’t reach a unanimous verdict on all three charges.

Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm outside the Manhattan courthouse where he is being tried for criminal money laundering (CoinDesk/Cheyenne Ligon)

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Samourai Wallet Devs Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Run Unlicensed Money Transmitter

The pair’s plea change comes amid Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm’s ongoing criminal trial on similar charges.

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Roman Storm Jury Set to Begin Deliberations as Money Laundering Trial Draws to Close

In their lengthy closing arguments on Wednesday, attorneys for both sides battled to win over the jury before releasing the group to decide the Tornado Cash developer’s fate.

Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm outside the Manhattan courthouse where he is being tried for criminal money laundering (CoinDesk/Cheyenne Ligon)

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Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm Will Not Take the Stand, Lawyers Say

After three days of witness testimony, Storm’s defense team rested their case on Tuesday.

Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm outside the Manhattan courthouse where he is being tried for criminal money laundering (CoinDesk/Cheyenne Ligon)

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Samourai Wallet Devs Expected to Plead Guilty to Money Laundering Charges

Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill both previously pleaded not guilty, but are expected to change their pleas in Manhattan on Wednesday morning.

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DOJ Considering Criminal Charges Against Dragonfly Capital Employees for Years-Old Tornado Cash Investments

In open court on Friday morning, prosecutors told the judge that they were weighing the possibility of criminally charging a general partner at Dragonfly Capital for his involvement with Tornado Cash, leading to him refusing to testify in Roman Storm's defense.

A protestor stands outside the Manhattan court where Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm is being tried for money laundering and sanctions evasion (CoinDesk/Cheyenne Ligon)