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: Ether Outshines Bitcoin as Ethereum Merge Nears

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 6, 2022.

Sep 6, 2022

ETH was up 7% over the last 24 hours, outperforming BTC. (Chris Gorman/Getty Images)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Languishes Below $20K as Energy Crisis in Europe Worsens

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 5, 2022.

Sep 5, 2022

Bitcoin's future direction looks cloudy. (David Lucas via Metropolitan Museum of Art, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Inches Up After Report Shows Slowing US Jobs Growth

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 2, 2022.

Sep 2, 2022

Bitcoin inched back up over $20,000 on Friday. (Ag PIC/Unsplash)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Drops Below $20K, Michael Saylor Sued for Tax Fraud

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 1, 2022.

Sep 1, 2022

Executive Chairman MicroStrategy, Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

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First Mover Americas: A Bleak Month for Crypto as Bitcoin Slides, Ether Stalls and Solana Tanks

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 31, 2022.

Aug 31, 2022

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Holds $20K Level; Altcoins Recover as Market Sentiment Improves

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 30, 2022.

Aug 30, 2022

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Gains Stall at $22K as Markets Await Powell at Jackson Hole

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 25, 2022.

Aug 25, 2022

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell will speak Friday at the Fed's annual meeting here. (Robert Alexander/Getty Images)

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First Mover Americas: Ether Outperforms Bitcoin; CME BTC Futures Hit a Huge Discount to Spot Prices

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 24, 2022.

Aug 24, 2022

Markets

Market Wrap: Crypto Assets Rise Following Soft Home Sales in July

Traditional traders have returned to pricing in a 50 basis point interest rate hike for the Federal Reserve’s September meeting thanks to the economic data.

Aug 23, 2022

Markets

Exchange Giant CME’s Bitcoin Futures Just Hit a Huge Discount to Spot Prices

On Monday, the rolling one-month discount for CME's bitcoin futures hit a 3.36% discount, surpassing the previous low set a year ago.

Aug 23, 2022

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