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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Sanctioned Russian Crypto Exchange Garantex Seized, Operators Charged With Money Laundering

Garantex was sanctioned in 2022 for facilitating money laundering for ransomware actors and darknet markets.

Moscow (Photo by Frédéric Soltan/Corbis via Getty Images)

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ADA, XRP, SOL Plunge as White House Backpedals on Trump's Crypto Reserve Plan

An official said Trump was "just giving five examples" of cryptocurrencies that could theoretically be in a crypto stockpile.

White House (Suzy Brooks/Unsplash)

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SBF Pardon Plea Tour Continues With Tucker Carlson Podcast Appearance

The former CEO of FTX claimed that he had a better relationship with the Republican Party in the lead-up to his exchange's downfall.

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Effort to Kill IRS Crypto Rule Clears U.S. Senate Hurdle

With a split among Democrats, the Senate resolution to erase the IRS' DeFi-focused crypto broker rule passed with a massive majority and is now up to the House.

U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Coinbase, Chainlink, Strategy Among Companies Attending Trump's Crypto Summit

U.S. President Donald Trump is slated to host the summit.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Feb. 27, 2025. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

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SEC Agrees to Drop Enforcement Suit Against Cumberland DRW, Firm Says

The suit is the latest in a string of dropped enforcement cases by the SEC.

DRW's Don Wilson (DRW)

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Staff of SEC’s Crypto Task Force Includes Former Big-Law Crypto Lawyer

Mike Selig, the newly-appointed chief counsel for the SEC’s Crypto Task Force, was previously a New York-based partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP.

A federal judge ruled for the SEC in its case against LBRY on Monday. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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SEC Plans to Drop Its Case Against Kraken, Firm Says

Kraken called the SEC’s decision to drop the case a “turning point for the future of crypto in the U.S.” in a Monday blog post

Kraken CEO Dave Ripley (Kraken)

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As the SEC Continues Its Crypto Litigation Retreat, Here’s What’s Still Outstanding

The U.S. SEC is dropping cases and closing investigations against crypto companies left and right, but not everyone is off the hook yet.

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SEC Publishes Memecoin Stance Reinforcing Hester Peirce’s Comments

Memecoins aren’t securities, the agency said on Thursday.

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce.