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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Texas Man Sues Attorney General Over DOJ’s Prosecution of Crypto Software Devs

The plaintiff is seeking a declaratory judgment protecting his forthcoming crypto crowdfunding project from being prosecuted for unlicensed money transmitting.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland (Photo by Jefferson Siegel-Pool/Getty Images)

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U.S. Prosecutors Ask Court to Green-Light Return of 95,000 Stolen Bitcoin to Bitfinex

The remaining 25,000 bitcoins stolen in the 2016 hack must be returned through a more complex claims process.

Ilya Lichtenstein, who pleaded guilty with wife Heather Morgan in the plundering of Bitfinex, is now testifying against the mixer he used. (Alexandria Sheriff's Office)

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Do Kwon Criminal Trial Set for 2026 as Lawyers Deal with ‘Massive’ Trove of Evidence

Prosecutors are currently working to unlock four of Kwon’s cell phones provided by Montenegrin authorities.

Do Kwon, cofounder of Terra. (Terra, modified by CoinDesk)

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U.S. Fed’s Michael Barr to Step Down as Vice Chair for Supervision

Barr will continue to serve as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.

U.S. Federal Reserve Vice Chair of Supervision Michael Barr (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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Trump-Backed Mike Johnson Re-Elected Speaker of the House

The Louisiana Republican is considered a strong supporter of the crypto industry.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Tigran Gambaryan: The Star Crypto Investigator Kidnapped by Nigeria

The star IRS investigator-turned-executive was unlawfully detained by Nigeria and charged with tax evasion for Binance. His case shocked the crypto industry.

(Pudgy Penguins)

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Richard Teng: The Ex-Regulator Stabilizing Binance

Under Teng’s leadership, Binance has majorly boosted its compliance spending in an effort to stay on the right side of global regulations.

(Pudgy Penguins)

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U.S. Treasury Sanctions 5 People, 4 Entities Tied to Russian Money Laundering Group

One of the entities which helped Russian oligarchs evade U.S. sanctions is registered in Sheridan, Wyoming.

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Alex Mashinsky, Founder and Former CEO of Celsius, Pleads Guilty to Fraud

Mashinsky repeatedly lied to investors about whether the platform was making uncollateralized loans.

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk archives)