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

South Korea’s Top Financial Regulator Is Forming a Dedicated Crypto Bureau

The Crypto Asset Monitoring Bureau will officially launch in September and oversee licensing for exchanges and other operators, among other responsibilities.

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Markets

AriseCoin Inventor Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Securities Fraud

Jared Rice Sr. pleaded guilty to duping investors out of more than $4 million.

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Markets

SEC Official Calls Crypto Scams the ‘Flavor of the Year’

Scams involving celebrity endorsements of digital assets are becoming more common.

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Policy

House Moves to Consider Unamended Infrastructure Bill

The House will consider the bipartisan infrastructure bill on Sept. 27.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)

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Markets

Y Combinator, Dragonfly Back Seed Round for Crypto Trading Dashboard Hedgehog

Led by Acorns alums, Hedgehog will use the fresh $1.6 million to build a robo-advisor for cryptocurrency investing.

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Policy

CFTC Commissioner Stump Decries 'Oversimplification' That Crypto Is Either a Security or Commodity

The CFTC has jurisdiction only when looking at futures or other derivatives products, Stump said.

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Markets

SEC Secures Judgments Against 3 in Bitconnect Scam

One individual must pay more than $3 million and hand over a wallet containing 190 bitcoins.

SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission

Finance

Compass Mining Says Chase Shut Down Bank Accounts Without Warning

The accounts held about 7% of the company's cash.

Máquinas de minería de bitcoin (Shutterstock)

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Policy

Coinbase Stockpiles $4.4B in Case of 'Crypto Winter': Report

The crypto exchange increased its reserves from $1.1 billion at the end of 2020.

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