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

Axie Infinity Founder Sky Mavis Launches RON Governance Token

The token is currently trading around $3.75 after launching.

(AxieInfinity.com)

Markets

SundaeSwap Switcheroo Leaves CardStarter Users With Losses, Spreading Cardano Discord

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson stepped in to admonish leaders of the squabbling projects to sort out their differences. Strong language was used.

SundaeSwap went live last week and has been slammed by users complaining of extreme delays (William Murphy, Flickr)

Markets

Here’s Why Bitcoin Tumbled 11% in 24 Hours

Bitcoin is currently trading around 45% below its all-time high of $68,700.

(CoinDesk price page)

Markets

Cardano-Based Decentralized Exchange SundaeSwap Off to Rocky Start

Users have complained that they have not received their tokens after swapping Cardano's ADA tokens for SUNDAE.

The SundaeSwap DEX is launching in beta on Cardano later this week. (RitaE/Pixabay)

Markets

Polygon to Delegate $189M Worth of MATIC to Bitfinex for Staking

The new program may offer 41% in staking rewards on an annualized basis for a limited time.

The Polygon team

Markets

Number of 'Active' Blockchain Games Doubled in Past Year to Almost 400

The prices of tokens for gaming projects like Axie Infinity have fallen recently, but user metrics in this subsector of cryptocurrencies are soaring.

(AxieInfinity.com)

Markets

Digital Asset Funds Hit by 5th Week of Outflows

Investment funds focused on bitcoin accounted for $55 million of the $73 million of outflows last week.

Digital asset investment products saw outflows totaling a weekly record of $73 million, the fifth straight week of outflows. (CoinShares)

Markets

After Bitcoin’s Weak Start to the Year, Analysts Now Predict Price Increase

One analyst sees stubbornly high inflation numbers coupled with a continuation of negative real interest rates as key market catalysts.

Bitcoin dropped below $40,000 on Monday (CoinDesk)

Markets

NEAR Hits All-Time High as Upstart Blockchains Win With 'FOAN Trade'

Some analysts view Near as an undervalued protocol set for fast growth this year.

The Near Protocol’s NEAR token shot to an all-time high price. (TradingView)

Markets

Digital Asset Funds Hit by Record Weekly Outflows of $207M

Bitcoin-focused investment funds saw $107 million in outflows over the seven-day period.

Investment funds focused on bitcoin saw outflows of $107 million during the seven-day period, according to a report published Monday by CoinShares.