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

MakerDAO’s MKR, Ripple’s XRP and Stellar’s XLM Led Crypto Gainers in July

Cryptocurrency giants bitcoin and ether, meanwhile, lost ground during the month.

Crypto leaders in July (CoinDesk Indices)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Starts August in the Red After Losing Ground in July

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for August 1, 2023.

Bitcoin price last 24 hours (CoinDesk)

Tech

Celo Proposal to Migrate to Ethereum Layer 2 Passes

The change seeks to simplify liquidity sharing between Celo and Ethereum while boosting security.

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Markets

First Mover Americas: Curve Finance Exploit Puts More Than $100M of Crypto at Risk

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 31, 2023.

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Markets

First Mover Americas: Grayscale Urges SEC for Equal Treatment of Spot Bitcoin ETF Applications

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 28, 2023.

Grayscale ad (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

Grayscale Urges Equal Treatment for All Spot Bitcoin ETF's in Letter to SEC

If the SEC decides to change course and approve one or more of the above stated spot bitcoin ETF applications, “it must do so in a fair and orderly manner,” the statement said.

(Grayscale Investments Chief Legal Officer Craig Salm/CoinDesk TV)

Markets

Bitcoin May Reach $300K by 2028 Halving, Says $1.6B Asset Manager

The Morgan Creek Capital Management founder expects bitcoin to catch up to gold's valuation.

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Markets

First Mover Americas: BTC and ETH CME Futures See Record Participation From Big Traders

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 27, 2023.

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Markets

Bitcoin Remains in Tight Range Around $29.3K; Stellar's XLM Leads Altcoin Gainers

Fresh U.S. economic data Thursday morning delivered good news on inflation and economic growth.

BTC

Markets

Stellar, Ripple and Solana-Based Investment Funds See AUM Spike in July

The large gains began following Ripple’s partial court victory over the SEC in the middle of the month.

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