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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Tech

Ripple Integrates Wormhole With XRP Ledger to Power Institutional Multichain Moves

Ripple's move supports the development of multichain applications, emphasizing compliance, low cost and fast settlement.

Ripple Labs CTO David Schwartz (Ripple Labs)

Markets

Bitcoin Miner CleanSpark Hits 50 EH/s Hashrate Milestone

The firm has set its sights on 60 EH/s.

ASIC miner (Credit: Shutterstock)

Policy

Bankrupt Crypto Exchange FTX Slams Three Arrows Capital’s $1.53B Claim: “3AC Is Owed Nothing”

The $1.53 billion 3AC’s liquidators say the defunct hedge fund is owed is a steep increase from their initial claim for $120 million.

FTX CEO John J. Ray III, who replaced former CEO and convicted fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried in 2022 (Getty Images/Kent Nishimura)

Markets

BTC Bounces Back Above $102K After Iranian Strikes on U.S. Bases in the Gulf

Crypto investors don't seem fazed by the attacks.

Bitcoin (BTC) price today (CoinDesk)

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Policy

State of Crypto: How Crypto Legislation Is Advancing

Both the Senate stablecoin and the House market structure bills are on the cusp of key moves next week.

CoinDesk

Policy

OFAC Sanctions Philippines-Based Tech Company For Facilitating Pig Butchering Schemes

According to OFAC, Funnull Technology Inc. provides computer infrastructure for “hundreds of thousands” of pig butchering websites.

Pigs (Getty Images/Sven Hagolani)

Policy

Trump Family Hits Magic Eden With Cease-and-Desist Over Crypto Wallet Plans: Bloomberg

All three of U.S. President Donald Trump’s sons have denied being involved with Magic Eden’s plans for a $TRUMP wallet.

U.S. President Donald Trump (Getty Images/Andrew Harnik)

Policy

South Korea Elects Crypto-Friendly Lee Jae-myung as New President

During the election Lee Jae-myung made a host of crypto promises to appeal to the nation's 15 million crypto investors.

South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung (Getty Images/Chung Sung-Jun)

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Opinion

Stablecoins Are Quietly Reinforcing U.S. National Power

Dollar-backed stablecoins are reinforcing dollar dominance, funding U.S. debt, and extending financial influence far beyond our borders.

U.S. Capitol Building (Getty Images/Tim Graham)

Policy

France Charges 25 People, Including 6 Minors, in Crypto Kidnapping Cases

The investigation is largely focused on the kidnapping attempt of the daughter and grandson of the CEO of crypto exchange Paymium, Pierre Noizat.

Crime (David von Diemar/Unsplash)