Lyllah Ledesma

Lyllah Ledesma is a CoinDesk Markets reporter currently based in Europe. She holds a master's degree from New York University in Business and Economics and an undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of East Anglia. Lyllah holds bitcoin, ether and small amounts of other crypto assets.

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Cathie Wood Sees Bitcoin Price Reaching $1.5M by 2030 After ETF Approval

ARK Invest's CEO previously predicted the price would reach $1 million by 2030.

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood

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Grayscale’s GBTC Discount Closes to Zero for First Time Since February 2021

Grayscale received the regulatory green light to convert its flagship product into an ETF on Wednesday.

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First Mover Americas: Grayscale's Is the First ETF to Begin Trading

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 11, 2024.

Michael Sonnenshein (CoinDesk)

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Why Are Bitcoin ETFs Such a Big Deal? Gold Provides a $100 Billion Answer

Gold ETFs revolutionized the gold market and spurred a giant rally. Can bitcoin ETFs do the same?

Bitcoin ETFs have generated tremendous excitement leading up to SEC approval. (Jordan Ling/Unsplash)

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First Mover Americas: Ether, Lido DAO, Arbitrum Gain on Possibility of ETH ETF

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 10, 2024.

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Bitcoin ETFs Could See Up to $100B in Inflows If SEC Approves: Standard Chartered

Analysts from Standard Chartered, Galaxy and Corestone predict that a spot bitcoin ETF could see over $1 billion in inflows over just the first quarter.

A user tracks charts on an tablet with a keyboard and larger monitor in the background.

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Holds Above $46K Amid ETF Anticipation

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 9, 2024.

Bitcoin price on Jan. 9 (CoinDesk)

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First Mover Americas: It’s ETF Deadline Week

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 8, 2024.

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First Mover Americas: Crypto ETPs Gained $2.2 Billion of Investment in 2023

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 5, 2024.

Crypto asset flows (CoinShares)

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Crypto Investment Products Saw $2.2B of Inflows in 2023: CoinShares

A mundane year of flows turned nicely higher in the final quarter of last year as excitement rose surrounding spot bitcoin ETFs.

Crypto asset flows (CoinShares)