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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Finance

Avalanche Foundation Provides $3M in AVAX Tokens to Dexalot

The grant is part of Avalanche’s Multiverse initiative, an incentive fund that aims to push the growth of new subnets.

Avalanche (Pixabay)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Drops to Lowest Level Since June

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for August 17, 2023.

CD

Markets

First Mover Americas: Coinbase Secures NFA Approval to Offer Crypto Futures

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for August 16, 2023.

Coinbase sticker on a Macintosh laptop

Markets

Ex-Meta Engineer’s Layer-1 Blockchain Linera Raises $6M in New Funding

The layer-1 blockchain’s initial seed funding round was led by a16z crypto and has now raised $12 million in total.

(Mufid Majnun/Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Europe's First Spot Bitcoin ETF Opens in Holland

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for August 15, 2023.

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Markets

Sei Mainnet is Live After Testnet Sees More Than 7.5M Wallets Created

The trading focused layer 1 blockchain is backed by Jump Crypto and Flow Traders.

After weeks of delays, the VanEck Bitcoin Strategy ETF is ready to launch. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

HBAR Rallies on FedNow Addition of Hedera-Based Dropp

The token has now jumped nearly 50% over the past two months.

Hedera's HBAR jumps 15% (CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Hedera’s Token Gains on Fed Move

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for August 14, 2023.

The Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: A 'Head-and-Shoulders' Case for Altcoins

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for August 11, 2023.

El patrón aún se está desarrollando, ya que una búsqueda en Google de las altcoins muestra un bajo interés por parte del público en general. (Josh Olszewicz)

Markets

Bitcoin Rallies Keep Getting Quickly Sold — What's Up?

The world’s largest cryptocurrency has lacked sustained momentum, as it sells off shortly after each attempted leg higher.

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