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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Finance

Base Explores Issuing Native Token, Says Creator Jesse Pollak

At the BaseCamp event, Jesse Pollak revealed the layer-2 network is considering a native token, though plans remain in early stages.

Jesse Pollak (courtesy Winni Wintermeyer/Coinbase)

Opinion

Your Company Probably Doesn’t Need Its Own L2

According to EY’s Global Blockchain Leader Paul Brody, only companies that can aggregate significant transaction volume into the network, and whose customers can't make their own direct connection to Ethereum, would benefit from creating their own layer 2.

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Opinion

In the AI Economy, Universal Basic Income Can’t Wait

Though other ideas for supplementing income amid the AI revolution have legs, UBI is the simplest and fastest way to ensure AI’s benefits trickle down to everyone.

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Opinion

The GENIUS Act Won't Save the Dollar

U.S. stablecoin regulations will fuel local alternatives, not dollar dominance, Central Chain co-founder Ian Estrada argues.

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Opinion

Washington’s Crypto Pivot Isn’t About Silicon Valley. It’s About Treasuries

Stablecoins are not just a tool for crypto traders, Pure Crypto co-founder Zach Lindquist argues. They’ve become a uniquely efficient channel for Treasury demand.

Jamieson Lee Greer, U.S. Trade Representative sits with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ( CC by 4.0/Reuters/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

‘Perpetual-Style’ Crypto Futures Coming to U.S. as Cboe Eyes November Launch

Cboe’s new derivatives aim to bring a regulatory-friendly version of perpetual futures to institutional and retail markets.

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Markets

Spot Ether ETFs Shed $952M Over 5 Days as Recession Fears Grow

Despite the outflows, ether rose by more than 16% in the past month, driven in part by the passage of the GENIUS Act.

Ether price chart on a smartphone screen (Cedrik Wesche/Unsplash)

Markets


ARK Invest Snaps Up $23.5M in BitMine and Bullish Shares Across Flagship ETFs

The purchases, disclosed in recent trade filings, consisted of 387,000 shares of BitMine and 144,000 shares of Bullish, with ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) leading the way.

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Finance

StablecoinX Secures $530M Investment to Back Ethena-Linked Treasury

The funds will be used to acquire an expected 3 billion ENA, according to StablecoinX, a dedicated treasury vehicle for the stablecoin protocol.

Seed Funding Investment coins in a jar (Towfiqu barbhuiya/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

The Banks and the Unbanked: Blockchain’s Biggest Beneficiaries Sit at Both Ends of the Financial Spectrum

Actualizing blockchain's full potential requires intentional design for both audiences, Stellar Development Foundation CEO Denelle Dixon says.

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