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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FTX to Sell $884M of Anthropic Shares to Two Dozen Institutional Investors

The value of FTX's FTT token surged 10% on the news.

Sam Bankman-Fried, right, outside court in July 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Do Kwon Released From Montenegrin Prison on Bail; Terraform Labs' Civil Trial Begins in NYC

It remains unclear whether Kwon will eventually be extradited to the U.S. or South Korea to face charges tied to the $40 billion collapse of the Terra ecosystem in 2022.

Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon on CoinDesk TV in December. (CoinDesk)

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Bankers Are Lining Up Buyers for FTX’s 8% Stake in AI Startup Anthropic: Report

The proceeds from the sale of the shares, valued at approximately $1 billion, will go towards repaying investors.

New FTX CEO John J. Ray III (C-Span)

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Do Kwon’s Extradition to South Korea Postponed by Montenegrin Supreme Court

The Luna/Terra founder will remain in the Balkan country “until a decision is made” on where to send him to face charges.

Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon (CoinDesk TV)

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Do Kwon’s South Korea Extradition Uncertain After Challenge from Top Prosecutor

The Montenegrin High Court’s decision to extradite Kwon to his native South Korea over the U.S. overstepped the limits of its power, according to the supreme state prosecutor.

Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon (CoinDesk TV)

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FTX Was Down to Last 105 Bitcoins When Bankruptcy Rescue Crew Arrived: John Ray

Ray said Bankman-Fried’s victims “will never be returned to the same economic position they would have been in today absent his colossal fraud.”

New FTX CEO John J. Ray III (C-Span)

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FTX Claims Holder Attestor Takes Creditor to Court Over Alleged 'Seller’s Remorse'

The London-based firm says the creditor promised to fork over two FTX accounts, only to back out of the deal after the value of its claims skyrocketed.

The now-former FTX Arena (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk archives)

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Detained Binance Executives to Remain in Nigerian Custody Until Hearing: WSJ

The two men were arrested on Feb. 26 after arriving in Abuja to meet with Nigerian leaders who accused the crypto exchange of crashing the country’s currency, the naira.

Tigran Gambaryan, Binance's head of crime compliance, is one of two executives detained in Nigeria. (Shutterstock/Consensus)

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U.S. Attorney’s Office Files Civil Forfeiture Action to Return $2.3M in Crypto Tied to 37 Scam Victims

The $2.3 million includes $400,000 tied to a pig butchering scam that targeted a Massachusetts resident.

(Christopher Carson/Unsplash)

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Gemini and Genesis Can Be Sued by SEC Over Defunct Earn Product, Judge Rules

The judge found that the SEC’s complaint “plausibly alleges” that the two crypto firms offered and sold unregistered securities via Gemini Earn.

SEC logo (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)