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

Crypto Market Cap Surges to Record $2.7T

The record high comes as the world’s two largest cryptocurrencies continue to rally.

(CoinGeko)

Markets

After Bitcoin’s All-Time High, What’s Next?

It took six months for BTC to surpass its all-time high of almost $65,000 reached in April. Now, with the cryptocurrency’s price already pushing toward $67,000, market analysts are setting even more bullish price targets.

Analysts are looking skyward as the map out bitcoin's price trajectory. (NASA, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Hits 6-Month High as First Bitcoin Futures ETF ‘BITO’ Starts Trading

The ProShares Bitcoin Strategy exchange-traded fund started with $20 million of seed capital.

The New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, as the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF ($BITO) started trading. (Cheyenne Ligon/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bullish Bitcoin Market Easily Digests Spike in Trading Volume

Trading volume in the bitcoin-tether trading pair on the OKEx crypto exchange reached more than 10,000 BTC in a span of two hours – at least $620 million worth based on the current price.

Will Bitcoin's Bull Run Continue Next Week?

Markets

Crypto Funds Double Weekly Inflows to $226M as Ebullience Returns to Bitcoin Market

The jump was largely driven by bitcoin-focused funds, where inflows rose by $156 million to $225 million, the highest in five months.

Weekly crypto fund flows (CoinShares)

Markets

Bitcoin Price Surges to 5-Month High Over $54K

Bullish sentiment returns to largest cryptocurrency, up 25% already this month.

Bitcoin's daily price chart shows the surge to a five-month high. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

Markets

Huobi a Loser in China Crackdown, Bitcoin Futures Market Suggests

“Traders have been actively moving to other exchanges to trade perps and futures,” said one analyst.

Where have all the Chinese traders gone? (Unsplash/Denny Ryanto)

Markets

Bitcoin Breaks $50K for First Time in a Month

The gain comes amid a weak start to October for U.S. stocks.

(CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Funds Draw $90M in New Money as Confidence Returns

Bitcoin-focused funds have attracted new capital for three straight weeks, after a period of outflows in recent months.

Weekly Crypto Asset Flows (CoinShares)

Markets

Airdrop, Staking Announcement Power Axie Infinity’s AXS Token to Record High

The token has doubled in price since the announcements.

Axies from the play-to-earn game Axie Infinity.