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

CFTC: Crypto Firms That Left U.S. Can Open Doors Here as Foreign Boards of Trade

The U.S. derivatives regulator issued a "reminder" that foreign crypto firms registered with the CFTC as FBOTs can directly handle U.S. customers.

CFTC HQ

Markets

Bitcoin Undervalued Versus Gold as Volatility Collapses, JPMorgan Says

Bitcoin volatility has plummeted from around 60% at the beginning of the year to a current record low of 30%, the report said.

Close-up of stacked gold bars. (Jingming Pan/Unsplash)

Finance

VersaBank Tests Tokenized Deposits on Algorand, Ethereum and Stellar in U.S. Pilot

Digital bank VersaBank unveiled plans to expands its blockchain-based Digital Deposit Receipts to the U.S. with regulatory oversight in focus.

Digitally altered photo of a dollar bill (Ryan Quintal/Unsplash, Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Finastra Taps Circle to Bring USDC Settlement to $5T Global Cross-Border Payments

Integrating USDC into Finastra’s payments hub aims to cut costs and speed up international transfers.

Circle's logo and name (Sandali Handagama/ CoinDesk)

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Markets

Hyperliquid’s HYPE Hits Record High Above $50 on Trading Boom, Token Buybacks

Analysts highlight Hyperliquid's strong fundamentals but caution about potential risks from scheduled token unlocks and its high valuation.

HYPE price on Aug. 27 (CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto's U.S. Policy Aims May Pivot on Resistance from Democratic Senator Warner

The lawmaker's objections over crypto abuses are seen as a major hurdle needing to be cleared before the Senate's crypto market structure bill can move.

Senator Mark Warner (D-Virginia)

Opinion

The Trader in Me Is Nervous About Fed Rate Cut Talk. Here’s Why: Godbole

Like an athlete who has been on the juice too long, the U.S. economy could start seeing diminishing returns from rate cuts and fiscal spending — and more side effects.

A man using steroids (Getty Images/George Rudy)

Markets

Chainlink Partners With SBI Group to Advance Tokenized Assets, Stablecoins in Japan

Despite the major partnership, LINK declined 5% over the past 24 hours alongside the broader crypto weakness.

"Chainlink Hits Record $24.65 Before Sharp 5% Drop Amidst Soaring Volume and Market Volatility"

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Finance

ETHZilla Authorizes $250M Buyback, Expands Ether Treasury to $489M

The company now holds 102,237 ether worth about $489 million.

Nasdaq sign. (CoinDesk Archives)

Finance

KPMG Says Investor Interest in Digital Assets Will Drive Strong Second Half for Canadian Fintechs

Despite a global investment slowdown, Canadian investors pumped $1.62 billion into fintech companies in the first half of the year — a trend KPMG expects to continue.

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