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

Boston Fed Is Hiring New Director for CBDC Project

The organization is looking for a new head of product management for its central bank digital currency pilot program.

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Policy

SEC Chairman Gary Gensler Hires Senate Banking Aide to Advise on Crypto Policy

Corey Frayer spent a decade working as an adviser to members of Congress before serving as a senior staffer on the Senate Banking Committee for Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio).

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Melissa Lyttle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Policy

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Says Washington Doesn’t Need a New Crypto Regulator

Known affectionately as “Crypto Mom” for her support of the industry, Peirce also warned on CoinDesk TV that the SEC might soon turn its eye towards NFTs.

Hester Peirce, commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), center, listens during a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. The head of the SEC said this month his agency and other regulators are keeping taps on emerging risks in the fast-growing corporate debt market, highlighting assets that could he susceptible to liquidity shocks. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Finance

Jack Dorsey Goes on Unfollowing Frenzy After Web 3 Beef

Marc Andreessen, Brian Armstrong and Tyler Winklevoss have been cut out of the Twitter founder’s timeline.

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Finance

Coinbase Prime to Streamline Institutional Crypto Trading With Link to Enfusion System

This is Coinbase’s first connectivity with an Order Execution Management System.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong. (Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)

Finance

Under Armour Steps Into the Metaverse With ‘Wearable’ Steph Curry Sneakers

The NFTs, which are digital replicas of the sneakers Curry wore when he broke the all-time NBA record for three-point shots, will be the first wearable, cross-platform metaverse shoe, UA said.

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

Policy

Do Kwon, Terra Claim SEC Violated Procedure in Ongoing Legal Fight

Terra’s Mirror Protocol, which allows users to trade synthetic stocks and other “mirrored assets,” is at the heart of the battle.

Daniel Shin y Do Kwon, cofundadores de Terra. (Terraform Labs)

Policy

Regulators’ Stablecoin Report Met With Bipartisan Pushback

The President’s Working Group suggested Congress enact legislation that would limit stablecoin issuance to insured depository institutions, but this appears to be a nonstarter among the crypto-literate on Capitol Hill.

Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

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Markets

Craig Wright Found Not Liable for Breach of Kleiman Business Partnership

A jury ruled Wright must pay $100 million to W&K Info Defense Research but cleared him of all other charges.

Craig Wright (Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for CoinGeek )

Policy

Japan Moves to Impose New Regulations on Stablecoin Issuers: Report

The country is reportedly moving to introduce legislation in 2022 to limit the issuance of stablecoins to banks and wire transfer companies.

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