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

Crypto Investments Report Positive Flows for Fourth Consecutive Week: CoinShares

Bitcoin-related products took the majority share, totalling $104 million of the $114 million inflow total.

(CoinShares)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Ether Holds Above $2K

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

Ether, the native token of the Ethereum blockchain, is trading above $2,000.

Markets

Crypto Derivative Volumes Rose in March for Third Straight Month

A report noted an increase in spot DEXs offering derivatives trading on their platforms.

(Unsplash, Kanchanara)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Ether Steals the Show, Alts Follow Suit

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

Arrow Up (Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Crypto Trading Comes to Twitter

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for April 13, 2023.

Ether price chart (CoinDesk/Highcharts.com)

Finance

WisdomTree, T. Rowe Price Among TradFi Firms to Test Avalanche's Blockchain Subnet

The subnet is designed to make trade execution and settlements more efficient on Avalanche.

(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Ether's Shanghai Rumble

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for April 12, 2023.

Ether 24-hour price chart (TradingView)

Markets

Crypto Analysts Split on Ether Market Trends After Ethereum’s Shanghai Upgrade

Some analysts expect ether's price to drop after the upgrade but others believe an uptick in selling pressure is already baked in and that the market will bounce after the event in a "buy the news" move.

Shanghai (Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Soars Past $30K

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

(Getty Images)

Markets

Uniswap Topped Coinbase’s Trading Volume in March During USDC Depeg, U.S. Crackdown

The DEX, however, has been unable to maintain elevated periods of trading volumes in the past, CCData noted.

(CoinDesk/CCData)