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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科技

MetaMask launches Money Account with stablecoin yield and spending in one wallet

The launch reflects a broader push to make stablecoins more useful beyond trading and transfers.

Joe Lubin, Consensys. (CoinDesk)

观点

Tokenized securities need competition, not gatekeepers

Innovation thrives when investors have choices. For tokenized securities, Washington shouldn't pick winners before the market has a chance to learn what works, argues Patrick McHenry, vice chairman at Ondo Finance and former Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee.

Open gate (Getty Images/Paul Grace Photography Somersham)

政策

JPMorgan urges strong safeguards as congress weighs crypto market structure rules

The bank says Congress should pair regulatory clarity with safeguards as Senate negotiates the Clarity Act.

CoinDesk

金融

JPMorgan broadens blockchain settlement network as banks modernize cross-border payments

The bank added five Asia-Pacific currencies to its Kinexys blockchain platform, allowing institutional clients to settle payments and FX around the clock.

CoinDesk

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政策

Crypto analytics firm Chainalysis proposes standards for blockchain tracing

The blockchain analysis company published a proposed ontology for how investigators can identify clusters of crypto addresses and link them together.

Chainalysis (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

金融

Wall Street's BNY expands stablecoin services for institutions, starting with Circle's USDC

The world's largest custody bank is adding USDC custody and minting services as stablecoins move deeper into traditional finance.

BNY Mellon (Getty Images/Cheng Xin)

市场

Strategy opens door to selling billions of bitcoin under new capital plan. Here's what it means

The company can now sell bitcoin to fund the USD reserve, support preferred dividends, and finance up to $2 billion in stock buybacks.

Strategy's Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

金融

BlackRock pushes deeper into DeFi with Ethena integration, sending ENA up 8%

The deal adds Ethena's yield-generating token to BlackRock's risk management platform and create a $100 million liquidity facility for BlackRock's tokenized money market fund.

Blackrock logo on a building

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Securitize expects to raise $400 million as tokenization firm nears public debut

The BlackRock-backed tokenization specialist expects to close its SPAC merger next week and start trading on the NYSE, pending shareholder approval.

Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo (Securitize)

市场

Strategy's yield-generating STRC stock is more correlated with BTC than ever

The tightening correlation undermines STRC's appeal as a relatively steadier income vehicle.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor at the Digital Asset Summit in New York City on March 20, 2025. (Nikhilesh De)