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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El exdesarrollador de Ethereum Virgil Griffith fue sentenciado a más de 5 años de prisión por viaje a Corea del Norte

Griffith se había declarado culpable de un cargo de conspiración para violar sanciones internacionales al dar una charla en una conferencia cripto en Pyongyang, en 2019.

Former Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate international sanctions. (CoinDesk archives)

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Former Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith Sentenced to 5+ Years in Prison for North Korea Trip

Griffith previously pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate international sanctions for giving a talk at a crypto conference in Pyongyang in 2019.

Former Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate international sanctions. (CoinDesk archives)

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Centre Hires 2 Executives to Oversee Regulation, Operations

Former regulator Linda Jeng will join as Centre’s chief policy and regulatory officer, while former Diem executive Danielle Harold will be the consortium’s chief operations officer.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire. (CoinDesk screenshot)

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Former Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith to Be Sentenced in New York Court Tuesday

Griffith, who pleaded guilty last year to one count of conspiracy to violate international sanctions against North Korea, faces up to 6 1/2 years in prison.

Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith speaks at Consensus: Singapore 2018

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GOP Policy Arm Releases Paper Exploring Benefits, Risks of Crypto

The paper signals that Senate Republicans are inching toward a more unified approach to crypto regulation.

U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO), chairman of the Republican Policy Committee. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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FDIC Asks All Banks to Report Crypto Activities

All FDIC-supervised institutions have been asked to provide the federal banking regulator with information about their “crypto-related activities.”

(Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Deltec, Chainalysis, Robinhood and More Join Crypto Market Integrity Group

A total of 30 companies have joined the Crypto Market Integrity Coalition (CMIC) and signed its pledge to combat market manipulation.

Meerkat (Getty/Jerome Ang Chua)

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Mapping Startup Hivemapper Raises $18M to Give Maps the Web 3 Treatment

Inspired by the success of Helium, Hivemapper will incentivize participation in the network with the distribution of its native HONEY tokens.

The Hivemapper dashcam. (Hivemapper)

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Newly Introduced Bill Aims to Bring Transparency to the Stablecoin Marketplace

The aptly-named “Stablecoin Transparency Act” would require issuers to report on their reserves.

Rep. Trey Hollingsworth (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Bitcoiner Bruce Fenton Confirms He’s Running for New Hampshire Senate Seat

The long-time crypto proponent will take on vulnerable incumbent Sen. Maggie Hassan, and is initially funding his campaign with $5 million of personal bitcoin wealth.

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