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: Binance Returns to South Korea Via GOPAX

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

Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as "CZ", founder and CEO of Binance, at Davos in 2023. (Casper Labs)

Markets

Decentralized Exchange Dexalot Starts a Hybrid DeFi Subnet

Dexalot’s users will be able to deposit and withdraw assets via its app on the Avalanche C-chain, and then trade on the Dexalot subnet.

(Getty Images)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bankrupt With $1.4B Cash

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

Fundador y ex CEO de FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Metaverse Tokens Outperforming Bitcoin in January

Decentraland’s MANA has surged 145% for the month, while The Sandbox’s SAND is up over 90%.

Un avatar en Decentraland. (Decentraland)

Finance

Structured Finance Platform Intain Opens Tokenized Marketplace for Asset-Backed Securities

The marketplace will be built as an Avalanche Subnet.

(Getty Images)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Celsius Network Accused of Running a Ponzi Scheme

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

Celsius Logo (Celsius Network)

Markets

Sandbox’s SAND Surges 90% Since Start of Year Ahead of Token Unlock

The unlock, scheduled for mid February, will release 12% of the token’s supply.

(Roth Melinda, Unsplash)

Markets

Investors Pump Money Into Crypto Funds Amid Pickup in Market Sentiment

Bitcoin dominated this week's inflows, accounting for almost all of the $117 million coming in.

Bitcoin-related funds accounted for $116 million worth of the $117 million in inflows (CoinShares)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Was Weekend Warrior

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 30, 2023.

The price of bitcoin hit a five-month high over the weekend. (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Layer 2 Tokens Take Lead

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

(Getty Images)