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 Switches Legal Counsel as Investigations Into FTX Collapse Mount: Report

White-shoe law firm Paul Weiss is reportedly out – and SBF’s dad’s co-worker is in.

Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO, FTX and Christine Lee, Lead Anchor, CoinDesk at Consensus 2022 (Suzanne Cordiero/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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US Senators Warren, Durbin Probe FTX Collapse

The Democratic senators sent letters to both FTX’s current and former CEO demanding answers about what went wrong at the bankrupt exchange – which they say “appears to be an appalling case of greed and deception.”

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FTX Employees Were Encouraged to Keep Life Savings in the Now-Bankrupt Exchange, Sources Say

Sources told CoinDesk that FTX was used as a bank by many of its employees. Now, their money is probably gone.

FTX's collapse is having ripple effects across the crypto universe. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)

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Bahamian Liquidators Say FTX Wasn’t Authorized to File for Bankruptcy in the US

Despite the company’s convoluted corporate structure, Bahamas-based lawyers say everything falls under the “FTX Digital Markets” umbrella – a Bahamian entity, subject to Bahamian law.

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Celsius is Owed $12M by Alameda Research, Newest Member of Bankrupt Crypto Club

The bankrupt crypto lender’s new CEO told the judge Celsius Mining has approximately 40,000 mining rigs.

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The ‘SBF Bill’: What’s in the Crypto Legislation Backed by FTX's Founder

The specter of the now-disgraced Sam Bankman-Fried looms large over the bill, but Sens. Debbie Stabenow and John Boozman plan to push ahead anyway.

A crypto bill in Congress is still in the works following the implosion of FTX. (Shutterstock)

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CFTC Pushes Back Against Amicus Briefs in Ooki DAO Lawsuit

Lawyers for the CFTC served notice of the lawsuit against the DAO via a website help bot and a forum post. The four amicus briefs say the CFTC wasn't playing fair.

CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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FTX CEO John Ray Confirms Late-Night Hack, Says Company Is Working With Law Enforcement

Ray said FTX and FTX US are making “every effort to secure all assets, wherever located.”

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Elon Musk Reveals Talks With Sam Bankman-Fried: 'My Bulls**t Meter Was Redlining'

“Everyone was talking about him like he’s walking on water and has a zillion dollars,” Musk said of the now-disgraced Bankman-Fried. “And that [was] not my impression.”

Tesla CEO Elon Musk (Hannibal Hanschke-Pool/Getty Images)

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'FTX Has Been Hacked': Crypto Disaster Worsens as Exchange Sees Mysterious Outflows Exceeding $600M

FTX officials appeared to confirm rumors of a hack on Telegram, instructing users to delete FTX apps and avoid its website.

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