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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Bitcoin and Crypto Go Unmentioned During Trump-Musk X Space

Bettors at one point gave an over 60 percent chance of Trump mentioning digital assets during the interview

Donald J. Trump at a rally (Gerd Altmann, modified by CoinDesk)

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SEC Files Fraud Charges Against Promoters of NovaTech, Alleged $650M Crypto Pyramid Scheme

The SEC alleges that the scheme raised money from over 200,000 investors worldwide, many of them Haitian-Americans, following a similar suit filed in June by the New York Attorney General.

Oklahoma's new laws protect Oklahomans’ right to self-custody their crypto and prevent the state and local governments from banning crypto mining (Unsplash)

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IRS Shares New Crypto Tax Form, Invites Industry Input

The IRS’ new U.S. crypto tax regime will begin to go into effect for 2025 taxes, though some controversial aspects remain to be worked out.

IRS building (Shutterstock)

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Do Kwon’s Extradition from Montenegro Postponed Yet Again

Kwon has been held in the Balkan country since his arrest in March 2023.

Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon (CoinDesk TV)

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SEC Asks NY Court to Deny Coinbase’s ‘Breathtakingly Broad’ Subpoena Request

The regulatory agency has taken umbrage with Coinbase’s attempt to subpoena SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s personal emails.

Coinbase CEO Brian Amstrong and SEC Chair Gary Gensler

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Montenegro to Extradite Do Kwon to South Korea, Rejecting U.S. Request

Kwon has been in custody in the Balkan country since March 2023, when he was arrested for using a fake passport en route to Dubai.

Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon (CoinDesk TV)

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Does the SEC Really Have Jurisdiction Over NFT Art? Two Artists Sue SEC to Get an Answer

The SEC’s approach towards NFTs, plaintiffs argue, “has the potential to bleed into the traditional art and collectibles markets in an unprecedented and boundless manner.”

Lejilex v. SEC is a classic case of “impact litigation.”(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk, modified)

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BitClout Founder Charged With Wire Fraud, Civil Securities Charge

Nader Al-Naji was arrested on Saturday and faces both civil and criminal charges.

BitClout founder Nader Al-Naji (CoinDesk)

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Jersey City to Invest in Bitcoin ETFs, the Latest Pension to Dive Into Crypto

“The question on whether Crypto/Bitcoin is here to stay is largely over + crypto/Bitcoin won,” said Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop in a tweet.

Jersey City, New Jersey (Zoshua Colah/Unsplash)

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2 Promoters of Forcount Crypto Ponzi Scheme Plead Guilty to Wire Fraud Conspiracy

Promoters of the Brazil-based crypto scam stole a collective $8.4 million from Spanish-speaking investors around the world.

Crime (niu niu / Unsplash)