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

Market Maker Flowdesk to Join With Jump-Backed Pyth Network to Improve Access to Blockchain Data

Flowdesk hopes the partnership will help DeFi users and developers gain ready access to institutional-quality market data.

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Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Regains $20K, Bucking the Swoon in Stocks

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 27, 2022.

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Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Up Slightly After Hitting Weekend Lows on Recession Fears

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 26, 2022.

Higher interest rates and energy shortages have triggered concerns over a potential global recession (Getty Images)

Finance

Jump-Backed Wormhole, Pyth Launch on Aptos Blockchain

Aptos co-founder Mo Shaikh says Jump Crypto has been “spending a lot of time” in the Aptos ecosystem.

Aptos Labs CEO Mo Shaikh (Tracy Wang/CoinDesk)

Markets

Nova Labs Inks Agreement With T-Mobile to Cover 5G Dead Spots in Helium Network

Terms of the five-year agreement with the wireless giant weren't disclosed.

Nova Labs Chief Operating Officer Frank Mong (left) speaks Tuesday on a panel in New York with Gregg Landskov, an executive in T-Mobile's Wholesale division, and Boris Renski, general manager of wireless at Nova Labs. (Lyllah Ledesma/CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Ether Declines 7% Post-Merge and Makes Ether Futures More Sensitive to Staking Yields

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 16, 2022.

Crypto exchange Cboe is asking the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to allow staking in several spot ether (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETFs

Markets

First Mover Americas: Smooth Ethereum Merge Disappoints Ether Volatility Bulls; ETC Rallies

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 15, 2022.

The Merge went smoothly and ETH held steady. (CoinDesk)

Finance

Blockchain Supporter NEAR Unveils $100M VC Fund Targeting Web3 Culture and Entertainment

The NEAR Foundation is collaborating with Caerus Ventures in the initiative, which will make seed round investments.

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Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Back Over $19K as ECB Goes for Record Interest-Rate Hike

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 8, 2022.

European Central Bank officials laid out objectives for its retail digital euro as its two-year CBDC experiment continues. (Raimund Linke/ Getty)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Now Below $19K as Merge-Fueled Ethereum Classic Hype Unwinds

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 7, 2022.

Ethereum classic(Shutterstock)