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

DAOs, VCs Put $6M Behind Governance Startup Tally

If DAOs are basically a "group chat with a bank account," they're going to need more tooling to go mainstream, say Tally's founders.

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Fintech App Titan Adds Actively Managed Crypto Basket

Titan Crypto will feature a basket of cryptocurrencies including BTC, ETH, XLM and ADA.

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Marchés

Venmo Credit Card Holders Can Now Trade Cash Back for Crypto

Customers can choose between bitcoin, ether, litecoin and bitcoin cash.

Venmo is a division of payments company PayPal.

Marchés

Human Rights Foundation, Compass Mining Give $80K to Sponsor Bitcoin Developer

Developer Jon Atack will continue to be able to support the code undergirding the Bitcoin network.

Alex Gladstein of the Human Rights Foundation speaks at Consensus 2019.

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Finance

AMC to Accept Bitcoin for Tickets and Concessions Later This Year

America’s largest theater chain is leaning into crypto but did not specify what technology it would use to accept payments.

AMC Sells 8.5 Million Shares To Investment Group, As Meme Traders Continue Effort To Rally Stock

Marchés

Much Wow on a Bun! Oscar Mayer’s Hot Doge Wieners Auction Closes at $15K

The winner also gets the cash value of 20,000 dogecoins.

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Bundesliga Partners With Topps on First-Ever NFT Collection

The NFT trading cards will feature the German soccer league’s top players, rising stars and highlights from the season.

A player for the Bundesliga's FC Bayern  Munich.

Marchés

SEC Charges So-Called DeFi Company for Allegedly Fraudulent $30M Offering

This is the SEC's first securities case involving decentralized finance technology.

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Finance

Philipp Plein Becomes First Major Fashion Brand to Accept Crypto Payments

The retailer will accept 15 cryptocurrencies for both online and in-store purchases.

The Philipp Plein fashion show during Milan Men's Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2020.

Marchés

Blockchain-Based Music Streaming Service Audius Up to 5M Monthly Users

More than 100,000 artists use the platform, including deadmau5 and Skrillex.

Audius has hit a milestone.