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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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.

(Peter Dazeley/Getty Images)

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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.

(Skew, Arcane Research)

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First Mover Americas: Crypto Market Cap Falls Below $1 Trillion as Momentum Fades

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 23, 2022.

Bitcoin’s 200-week moving average multiple is falling. (Peter Dazeley/Getty Images)

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First Mover Americas: Macro Retakes Front Seat, Pushing Bitcoin Down Below $21K

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 22, 2022.

Bitcoin takes a backseat to macroeconomics. (Bettmann/Getty Images)

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First Mover Americas: Fear Returns to Crypto Markets as Bitcoin Plunges Most in 2 Months

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 19, 2022.

The price of BTC sank 9.3% on Friday. (Jason Blackeye/Unsplash)

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Helium Developer Nova Labs Buys FreedomFi to Accelerate Push Into Mobile Service

As part of the acquisition, FreedomFi team members will join Nova Labs to lead the network's expansion.

Helium's parent company is pushing into mobile service. (Unsplash/Al Soot)

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First Mover Americas: Fifth Day of Declining Bitcoin Price Has Some Traders Looking Out Below

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 18, 2022.

BTC has lost momentum, continuing its downward trend. (Bettmann/Getty Images)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Lower as US Futures Slide; Ether Continues to Steal Crypto Market Share

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 17, 2022.

Traditional and digital markets trade down again. (Marc Kleen/Unsplash)

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IPOR Labs Unveils Protocol to Make DeFi Credit Markets More Transparent and Stable

Traders will be able to hedge, arbitrage and take directional positions based on interest rate movements to manage risk across their credit portfolios on the Ethereum blockchain.

Credit Market Structure Comparison DeFi and TradFi (IPOR Labs)

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First Mover Americas: BTC Dips Below $24K as Ether Holds Strength

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

ETH is up, trading at around $1,900. (Vicky Sim/Unsplash)