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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Policy

Ships Could Pay Panama Canal Transit Fees in Bitcoin and Cut the Line, Panama City Mayor Muses

The mayor of Panama City, Mayer Mizrachi, said the city could potentially establish a bitcoin reserve.

Panama canal (Credit: Alex Pagliuca, Unsplash)

Policy

SEC Task Force Chief Says Crypto Traders Need to be Growups, Not Cry to Government

Hester Peirce, the SEC commissioner who leads its crypto task force, argued for lighter-touch oversight in which crypto investors take responsibility for their losses.

Securities and Exchange Commission's Hester Peirce

Finance

Wall Street Giant Cantor Fitzgerald to Launch Gold-Backed Bitcoin Fund

"There are still people on the Earth that are still scared of bitcoin, and we want to bring them into this ecosystem," said Brandon Lutnick, chairman of Cantor Fitzgerald.

Brandon Lutnick (CoinDesk)

Policy

Pakistan to Establish a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve, Allocate 2000 Megawatts of Energy for Crypto Mining

The country’s minister of state for blockchain and crypto announced the plans in the U.S. on Wednesday.

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Policy

NYC Mayor Eric Adams Calls for the End of NYDFS' BitLicense, Proposes 'BitBond'

Speaking at Bitcoin 2025 in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Adams said getting rid of the BitLicense will "allow us to have the free flow of Bitcoin in our city."

Eric Adams (Credit: Nikhilesh De)

Policy

JD Vance Calls Crypto Market Structure Bill a ‘Priority’ for Trump Administration

The U.S. Vice President said the administration has a “once in a generation opportunity to unleash innovation” by creating regulations for the crypto industry.

U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Policy

Donald Trump Jr. Says Getting ‘Debanked, De-Insured, De-Everything’ Orange-Pilled Him

The eldest son of U.S. President Donald Trump said his family’s interest in crypto was, at least at first, “a product of necessity.”

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Policy

Sen. Lummis on Push for Stablecoin Bill: ‘I Had No Idea How Hard This Was Going to Be’

The Wyoming Republican said she’s concerned the Senate Banking Committee has lost the “muscle memory” needed to actually legislate.

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Markets

Steak n’ Shake COO Says Bitcoin Payments Cut Processing Fees in Half

The American fast-food chain started accepting bitcoin payments earlier this month. Next step: robo taxies, cyber chefs, and drones.

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Markets

MARA’s Fred Thiel Says U.S. Should Start Mining Bitcoin to Fill Strategic Reserve

“I think it’s critical, the U.S. making a statement that we’re going to have a strategic reserve is an empty statement unless you start putting stuff into it," he said.

MARA Holdings CEO Fred Thiel, at the Bitcoin conference in Miami (CoinDesk)