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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Finance

North Korean Hacking Group Behind $100M Horizon Bridge Hack: Report

Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic has traced the hack back to the Lazarus Group, a state-sponsored North Korean hacking organization.

(Eric Lafforgue/Art In All Of Us/Corbis via Getty Images)

Policy

US Infrastructure Law’s Reporting Requirements for Crypto Brokers Likely to Face Delay

The provision would require brokers to collect detailed information on their customers and their trades.

Delays are likely finalizing crypto reporting requirements in President Joe Biden's infrastructure law. (Getty Images)

Finance

Ontario Securities Commission Slaps Bybit and KuCoin With Penalties

The Canadian regulator said the two exchanges were selling unregistered securities to Ontario residents.

Toronto

Policy

Chainalysis Launches 24/7 Hotline for Crypto Crime Victims

Ransomware actors raked in all-time high of $731 million in crypto payments in 2021, and 2022 is on track to be another record year for crypto-enabled cyber crime.

Chainalysis CEO Michael Gronager (Danny Nelson)

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Finance

Black Hills Signs Deal to Power Bitcoin Mining in Wyoming

The publicly traded utility will deliver up to 75 megawatts of power to a new mining operation in Cheyenne.

Bitcoin mining machines

Policy

ADAM CEO Michelle Bond Announces Bid for US Congress

Bond, who describes herself as an “America First conservative,” is running as a Republican in New York’s 1st congressional district.

ADAM CEO Michelle Bond (Michelle Bond)

Finance

Texas, Other States Open Investigation Into Celsius Network Following Account Freeze

The Texas State Securities Board (TSSB) has had the lending platform in its crosshairs for nearly a year.

The Celsius both at Bitcoin Miami 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Consensus 2022 Was the Crypto Bull Market's Goodbye Party

Attendees basked in the scorching Texas heat as crypto winter descended on the industry.

Scene from the closing night party at Consensus 2022 (Joey Martinez/CoinDesk)

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Policy

Environmentalists Target Greenidge as They Turn Up Pressure on NY Governor to Sign Mining Moratorium Bill

A moratorium on new PoW mining projects that use behind-the-meter fossil fuel energy is now on the NY governor's desk.

The Greenidge Generation facility in Dresden, New York. (CoinDesk archives)

Policy

New York State Senate Passes Bitcoin Mining Moratorium

The state Assembly had already passed the bill, which would bar new mining operations powered by carbon-based energy sources for two years.

Clark Vaccaro, acting president and chief strategy officer at BaSIC, a local trade organization, holding up a sign after a rally against the proposed bill last month. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)