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

IRS' Crypto Leads Are Leaving the Agency After Accepting DOGE Deals

The pair took voluntary resignation offers and left their positions after only a little more than a year of government service, according to two people.

Raj Mukherjee (left) and Seth Wilks speaking at CoinDesk's Consensus 2024 (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

Mango Markets Exploiter Gets 4+ Years for Child Porn; Fraud Retrial Looms

The judge overseeing Eisenberg's case said he was considering approving a retrial on fraud charges for the Mango Markets theft.

Avraham Eisenberg (LinkedIn)

Tech

Sam Altman’s World Crypto Project Launches in US With Eye-Scanning Orbs in 6 Cities

At a Wednesday press conference, World announced it would build an orb factory in Richardardson, Texas.

The Orb in Indonesia (Worldcoin)

Policy

Tornado Cash Can’t Be Sanctioned Again, Texas Judge Rules

In December, a U.S. appeals court ruled that the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) exceeded its statutory authority in sanctioning Tornado Cash.

Tornado Cash's Roman Storm, second from left, and his legal team – Brian Klein (left), Keri Axel and Kevin Casey – outside court in New York. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Policy

Samourai Wallet Prosecutors Are Considering Dropping Charges Under New DOJ Crypto Enforcement Priorities: Filing

The co-founders are each facing up to 25 years in prison for alleged money laundering and unlicensed money transmitting.

Silhouette of two samurai fighting (Getty Images/YS graphic)

Finance

Mastercard Unveils End-to-End Stablecoin Capabilities, Will Launch Card With OKX

Mastercard's new global system aims to make stablecoin transactions as seamless as traditional payments.

Mastercard debit card next to phone with price chart (CardMapr.nl/Unsplash)

Markets

DOGE Mining Firm Z Squared to Go Public Through Merger

The merger with Coeptis (COEP), a biopharmaceuticals company, is expected to occur in Q3 2025.

A shiba inu dog looks upward (Shutterstock)

Markets

Stablecoins Could Bring 'ChatGPT' Moment to Blockchain Adoption, Hit $3.7T by 2030: Citi

Stablecoin issuers could become one of the top U.S. Treasury holders, surpassing major sovereign nations, the report projected.

Citibank (TungCheung/Shutterstock)

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Policy

New SEC Chief Atkins Says Agency Doesn't Have to Wait to Impose Crypto Policy

In his first public appearance as SEC chairman, Paul Atkins opened the latest crypto roundtable in the agency's Washington headquarters.

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Global Tokenized Real Estate Market Could Explode to $4T by 2035, Deloitte Forecasts

Moving loans, funds and land ownership on-chain could reshape private real estate markets, the report said.

(Jason Dent/Unsplash)