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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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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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.

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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.

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Furniture Retailer Ethan Allen, Tired of Its Search Traffic Going Into the Ether, Changes Stock Ticker

Ethan Allen’s stock prices soared earlier this year as traders confused its ticker for the symbol for ether.

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Coinbase Is Expanding Its Payment and Cash-Out Methods

users with any Visa or Mastercard debit card linked in their Apple Wallets will automatically have Apple Pay appear as a payment method when transacting with Coinbase on their cellphones.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong

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Ethereum and DeFi, Not Bitcoin, Boosting Genesis' Lending

Despite a bearish market, Genesis’ second quarter was the firm’s largest quarter to date in terms of originations.

Genesis CEO Michael Moro speaks at Invest: Asia 2019.

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Gamers Pledge $203M in 'Ember Sword’s' Virtual Land Sale

Almost 35,000 people submitted applications to purchase 6,000 virtual plots of land.

A scene from the "Ember Sword" video game

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Riccardo ‘Fluffypony’ Spagni Hires Top Attorney to Battle Extradition to South Africa on Fraud Charges

Spagni has hired Brian Klein, a leading crypto trial attorney, to handle his case.

Riccardo Spagni, aka "Fluffypony"

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Sense Finance Raises $5.2M to Bring Yield Trading to DeFi

Dragonfly Capital led the funding round with participation including Robot Ventures and Bain Capital.

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Former Monero Maintainer ‘Fluffypony’ Arrested and to Be Extradited for Non-Crypto Crimes

Riccardo Spagni, who was arrested in Tennessee, will be extradited to South Africa to face fraud charges.

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