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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Grayscale’s GBTC Discount Widens to Near-Record High

Shares of the bitcoin trust are selling at a 47% discount to its net asset value. The discount has been increasing over the past week.

A Grayscale ad campaign in New York's Penn Station. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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First Mover Americas: Paxos Acts on Regulator Threat

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

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Getty Images)

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First Mover Americas: Kraken's SEC Settlement Sends Crypto Markets Tumbling

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

Lower rates may be behind bitcoin's big move (© Eugene Mymrin)

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First Mover Americas: Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Suggests SEC Could Ban Staking

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

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Crypto Derivative Volumes Saw Speedy Growth as Prices Rose in January

The numbers suggest speculation, not accumulation, was behind sizable gains for bitcoin and ether, according to a report.

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First Mover Americas: The Sandbox Is Up on Saudi Arabia Partnership News

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

(Sandbox screenshot, modified by CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin On-Chain Metrics Look Bullish, Bitfinex Report Highlights

The supply “in profit,” a measure of market sentiment, has risen 20% since January.

Bernstein spells out what it believes could be catalysts for the next bull market in crypto. (Kameleon007/Getty Images)

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First Mover Americas: The Graph’s GRT Soars 92% in 7 Days

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

GRT 7-day chart.

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Indexing Protocol The Graph’s GRT Token Soars Back Past $1B Market Cap

The token has risen 55% over the past week amid significant growth of The Graph ecosystem.

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin in the Red for Fifth Straight Day

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

Bitcoin daily chart (TradingView)