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

Women-Led DAO Tackles (Lack of) Gender Diversity in Crypto

H.E.R. DAO organized a "Hacker House" at the Avalanche Summit in Barcelona last week, funding 25 women developers to attend.

Hackathon entrance at the Avalanche Summit in Barecelona (Lyllah Ledesma/CoinDesk)

Finance

Grimes Announces ‘Children’s Metaverse Book’ as Part of $100M Avalanche Initiative

The Avalanche Foundation is making a major push to bring art and entertainment to the home of AVAX.

Grimes presenting remotely at the Avalanche Summit in Barcelona. (Kaitlin Starcher/Ava Labs)

Markets

Avalanche Crypto Event Woos 3.5K to Barcelona With Late Parties, Late Starts, Long Lines

There's plenty of tapas with the video art exhibits, and the official events don't even start until noon. Nobody seems too bothered about this year's decline in the AVAX token.

The line to get into Avalanche's conference in Barcelona on Tuesday. (Lyllah Ledesma/CoinDesk)

Markets

Ether Tops $3K for First Time in 2 Weeks

The native coin of the Ethereum network had dropped to as low as $2,500 earlier this month before beginning a steady climb.

Getty Images/DigitalVision

Markets

PancakeSwap's CAKE Rallies 27% on Binance Announcement

The decentralized exchange has launched a “mini-program” on the Binance app.

Binance Coin and PancakeSwap Cryptos Are Soaring: Here's Why

Markets

Bitcoin Tops $41K in Crawl Back From $37K Weekend Lows

The push past $41,000 comes as major Asian equity markets open in the green at the start of Wednesday's trading session and the market awaits the Federal Reserve decision.

(Getty images)

Markets

Thorchain’s RUNE Continues to Rally After Positive Ecosystem Developments

The RUNE protocol went live with synthetic assets trading on its platform last Thursday.

RUNE's seven-day price chart (Messari)

Markets

Helium Miners From Lisbon to Miami Say It's Location, Location, Location

The miners are going to great lengths to construct the best possible location for their hotspots to reap optimal rewards.

The Helium network's coverage map (explorer.helium.com)

Markets

Anchor Protocol’s ANC Rallies 23% – Here’s Why

Anchor is a decentralized money market built on the Terra blockchain that offers UST depositors a 20% annual percentage yield.

rusty anchor

Markets

Bitcoin HODLers Unfazed by Macro and Geopolitical Risks

These three charts show investors are holding onto their cryptocurrency for future profits rather than selling.

It's the "strong hands" who are dominating. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, modified by CoinDesk)