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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Markets

First Mover Americas: Coinbase Seeks New Revenue Stream From Layer 2 Network

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for August 10, 2023.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Flirts With $30K as Traders Await CPI

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for August 9, 2023.

Bitcoin is up ahead of the release of July's U.S. inflation numbers on Thursday. (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Market Doesn't React Much to PayPal Stablecoin

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for August 8, 2023.

News that PayPal will issue a stablecoin failed to jolt the crypto market. (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin Billions Have Rebounded Since He Exited CEO Job a Year Ago

BTC’s price is around $29,000, up from less than $23,000 when he decided in 2022 to focus on buying the cryptocurrency.

MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (Getty Images)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Michael Saylor's Wager on Bitcoin Looking Better

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for August 7, 2023.

MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor, center (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Upbit Moves Up to No. 2 in Spot Trading Volume

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for August 4, 2023.

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Markets

South Korean Exchange Upbit Surpasses Coinbase, OKX in July Trading Volume to Take No. 2 Spot for First Time

The exchange bucked the general market trend that saw a decline in trading volume for most centralized exchanges.

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Markets

First Mover Americas: Justice Department May Charge Binance With Fraud: Report

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for August 3, 2023.

Department of Justice (Getty Images)

Tech

Google Cloud Is Running a Validator on Celo Network

The cloud service joins Deutsche Telekom and other ecosystem contributors participating in validating the Celo platform.

(Pawel Czerwinski/Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Race for Ether ETFs Kicks Off With 6 Asset Managers Filing

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for August 2, 2023.

(Jonathan Chng/Unsplash)