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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Policy

US Labor Department Sued After Warning 401(k) Providers About Allowing Crypto Investments

The plaintiff, 401(k) provider ForUsAll, is concerned the guidance sets a “troubling precedent” that could lead to a slippery slope of future bans.

Statue of Themis holding the balance scales. (Oleksandr Berezko/EyeEm via Getty Images)

Policy

US Charges Ex-OpenSea Exec With NFT Insider Trading

Department of Justice officials say it's the first time they've pursued an "insider trading" charge involving digital assets.

(OpenSea, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

DeFi’s PoolTogether Crowdfunds Legal Defense With NFT Collection

The DeFi company is using an NFT collection to crowdfund legal defense against a lawsuit brought by a former Elizabeth Warren staffer.

PoolTogether is crowdfunding its legal defense with an NFT sale (PoolTogether)

Layer 2

Why Is South Korea Throwing Money at the Metaverse?

South Korea’s “Digital New Deal” is flooding the country’s tech industry with billions of dollars in grant money in the hopes of creating 2 million new jobs. This article is part of "Metaverse Week."

(Yunha Lee/CoinDesk)

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Policy

Arthur Hayes, ex CEO de BitMEX, es sentenciado a 2 años de libertad condicional

Hayes se declaró culpable de un cargo de violación de la Ley de Secreto Bancario (BSA) en febrero y enfrentó una sentencia de hasta 12 meses de prisión.

Arthur Hayes sentenciado a dos años de libertad condicional. (BitMEX)

Policy

Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes Sentenced to 2 Years Probation

Hayes pleaded guilty to one count of violating the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) in February, and faced a sentence of up to 12 months in prison.

Arthur Hayes sentenciado a dos años de libertad condicional. (BitMEX)

Policy

CFTC Charges 2 Men With Running a $44M Crypto Ponzi Scheme

Sam Ikkurty and Ravishankar Avadhanam are accused of using YouTube videos to dupe would-be clients into investing in various crypto funds.

(Shutterstock)

Policy

Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes Faces 6 to 12 Months in Jail at Sentencing Hearing Friday

Hayes pleaded guilty to one count of violating the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) in February, and faces a sentence of up to 12 months in prison.

Arthur Hayes, former CEO of BitMEX (CoinDesk)

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Policy

NYDFS Chief Says Regulators Need to Develop a ‘21st Century Framework’ for Crypto

NYDFS Superintendent Adrienne Harris says the regulatory agency will triple the size of its virtual currency unit by the end of the year.

NYDFS Superintendent Adrienne Harris in conversation with Chainalysis co-founder Jonathan Levin at Links 2022. (Cheyenne Ligon/CoinDesk)

Finance

US and EU Look to Blockchain to Track Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council’s Climate and Clean Tech working group announced its aims in a joint document published Monday.

The White House (Getty Images/Caroline Purser)