Cheyenne Ligon
Senior Reporter at CoinDesk
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2 days ago |
coindesk.com | Cheyenne Ligon
NEW YORK, NY — New York Mayor Eric Adams is making a pitch to crypto companies returning to the U.S. or expanding their presence in the country: set up shop in New York City. STORY CONTINUES BELOWDon't miss another story.Subscribe to the State of Crypto Newsletter today. See all newslettersBy signing up, you will receive emails about CoinDesk products and you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy. “This is the Empire State,” Adams said at a press briefing at Gracie Mansion on Monday.
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6 days ago |
coindesk.com | Cheyenne Ligon
Prosecutors in the Samourai Wallet case have denied accusations that they suppressed critical evidence in their criminal case against the crypto mixing service’s two co-founders, Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill. STORY CONTINUES BELOWDon't miss another story.Subscribe to the State of Crypto Newsletter today. See all newslettersBy signing up, you will receive emails about CoinDesk products and you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy.
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6 days ago |
coindesk.com | Cheyenne Ligon
District Judge Analisa Torres ordered Ripple to pay the SEC a $125 million fine last year. Under the new settlement agreement, Ripple will get the majority of that money back. By Cheyenne Ligon|Edited by Nikhilesh De May 8, 2025, 9:26 p.m. Ripple Labs and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have officially reached a deal that, if approved by a judge, will bring their years-long legal battle to a close.
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6 days ago |
coindesk.com | Cheyenne Ligon
Mashinsky pled guilty to securities and commodities fraud charges last December. By Cheyenne Ligon|Edited by Nikhilesh De May 8, 2025, 7:42 p.m. NEW YORK, NY — Alex Mashinsky, the founder and former CEO of bankrupt crypto lending platform Celsius Network, was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Thursday for fraud. STORY CONTINUES BELOWDon't miss another story.Subscribe to the State of Crypto Newsletter today.
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6 days ago |
sg.news.yahoo.com | Cheyenne Ligon
NEW YORK, NY — Alex Mashinsky, the founder and former CEO of bankrupt crypto lending platform Celsius Network, was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Thursday for fraud. Judge John Koeltl of the Southern District of New York (SDNY) handed down the sentence, saying the 12 years — composed of a 120-month sentence to be served concurrently with a separate 144-month sentence for the two charges Mashinsky pled guilty to — reflected Mashinsky’s “extremely serious” crimes.
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