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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Tech

Avalanche’s New Subnet to Offer Blockchain Customization for Financial Institutions

The protocol said the subnet will be a suite of institutional blockchain deployments and tooling specifically designed for financial services.

(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Buckles the Day Before U.S. Jobs Report

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for April 6, 2023.

(Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto’s Decentralized Exchanges Had Most Volume in 10 Months Amid U.S. Crackdown in March

Trading volume on DEXs rose to $133.1 billion in March, the third straight monthly increase, according to DefiLlama.

Decentralized exchange total trading volume (DeFiLlama)

Finance

Trust Wallet Working With MoonPay and Ramp for Off-Ramp Integration

The wallet will offer discounts to users who own over 100 trust wallet tokens to reduce off-ramp fees.

(Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Ether Rising Ahead of Upgrade

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for April 5, 2023.

Ether's 24-hour price chart

Markets

Bitcoin's Huge Surge Pushes Crypto Market Cap to $1.19T, the Highest Since June

Bitcoin’s massive rally has helped get it there, even as the industry faces a regulatory crackdown.

Arrow Up (Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Dogecoin Pops on New Twitter Logo

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

Dogecoin is surging after Twitter changed its logo to the Shiba Inu image that's a symbol of DOGE. (Twitter)

Markets

Binance's Market Share Hits Lowest Level Since November After CFTC Lawsuit, End of Zero-Fee Trading

The exchange's share of trading volume has dropped to 54% from 70% over the past two weeks.

Kaiko

Finance

TradFi Banks Team Up to Create Digital Bonds Trading Platform on Blockchain

France's Credit Agricole CIB and Sweden's SEB are creating a system with a goal of being environmentally friendly.

(Shutterstock)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin's Within Range of $30K

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

Bitcoin is within range of $30,000, but will need a stronger push to get there, one analyst said.