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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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers Propose Installing Monitoring Software on His Phone

At a hearing in New York on Thursday, Judge Lewis Kaplan indicated that he was concerned about Bankman-Fried’s ability to hide or delete his communications.

Sam Bankman-Fried outside U.S. District Court on Feb. 9, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

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Coinbase's CEO Cites 'Rumors' the SEC May Ban Crypto Staking for Retail Customers

"I hope that's not the case as I believe it would be a terrible path for the U.S. if that was allowed to happen," Brian Armstrong tweeted Wednesday.

Brian Armstrong Chief Executive Officer CEO & Co-Founder of Coinbase speaks at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk)

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EminiFX CEO Eddy Alexandre Set to Plead Guilty to Role in Alleged $59M Ponzi Scheme

Alexandre was arrested in May and charged with fraud for his role in the alleged pyramid scheme.

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Alleged Mango Markets Exploiter Eisenberg Is Working to Negotiate Bail Following First NY Court Hearing

Avraham Eisenberg has publicly admitted to draining $116 million from the crypto exchange.

(DALL-E/CoinDesk)

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Judge Dismisses Proposed Class-Action Lawsuit Alleging Coinbase Sold Unregistered Securities

The customers also accused Coinbase of failing to register as a broker-dealer.

Brian Armstrong in 2019  (Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)

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Juez prohíbe que Sam Bankman-Fried se ponga en contacto con empleados de FTX y utilice Signal

La orden provisional fue emitida el miércoles por un tribunal de Nueva York luego de que la semana pasada los fiscales pidieran que se modificaran las condiciones de la fianza del ex CEO de FTX.

El fundador de FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, se declaró “no culpable” de ocho cargos en un tribunal federal. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

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Judge Bans Sam Bankman-Fried From Contacting FTX Employees and Using Signal

The tentative order was granted by a New York court on Wednesday after prosecutors asked the former FTX CEO's bail conditions to be amended last week.

El fundador de FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, se declaró “no culpable” de ocho cargos en un tribunal federal. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

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Crypto Services Company Prime Trust Lays Off One-Third of Staff

The cost-cutting measure comes after a rocky start to 2023 for the Las Vegas-based company.

(Prime Trust, modified by CoinDesk)

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DOJ Claims Sam Bankman-Fried Tried to Influence Witness Testimony, Asks for Communications Ban

A court document filed by prosecutors on Friday alleges Bankman-Fried messaged FTX US General Counsel Ryne Miller on Signal, asking to reconnect and “vet things with each other.”

Tokens vinculados con billeteras de Alameda se vendieron por bitcoin en el último día. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

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WazirX Says Binance Lied About Ownership as Dispute About India’s Largest Exchange Escalates

The back-and-forth about the ownership of WazirX could have a devastating effect on the Indian exchange and its users.

Changpeng Zhao, CEO of Binance, at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)