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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Bitcoin Trading Volume Tumbles After Record May; Demand Withers With Price

“Traders have certainly lost the appetite for bitcoin in this uncertain market environment,” Arcane Research wrote in a report.

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Markets

Binance Extended Crypto Exchange Dominance During May Trading Frenzy

Binance led competitors in May with a monthly trading volume of $2.46 trillion, up 49% from April levels.

Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao

Markets

NU Rallies 44% on Binance Listing While Bitcoin, Ether Fall on Musk Tweet

NU is one of the few coins that has shown positive gains in the past day.

CoinMarketCap

Markets

‘Perception of Validity’: How the Market Is Reacting to Dogecoin on Coinbase Pro

“People are still going to be cautious long-term, but this debut will eventually have some ability to attract traditional investors" said Edward Moya, Senior Market Analyst at Oanda.

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Markets

Bitcoin Crash Pushes Some Institutional Investors to Reconsider Gold: JPMorgan

May marked a 35% drop in price for bitcoin, making it one of the worst months to date for the cryptocurrency.

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Markets

Bitcoin ESG Concerns Might Slow Institutional Adoption, for Now

Two of the hottest trends in institutional investing – bitcoin adoption and environmental, social and governance factors – are suddenly colliding.

US power plant

Markets

Bitcoin Price Plunge 'Feels Like Capitulation,' Says Galaxy's Mike Novogratz

"These are certainly setbacks for the wallets and for the investor base," the crypto investor told CNBC.

Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz at Invest 2017

Markets

'Extreme Fear' Grips Bitcoin Market After Price Plunge, Sentiment Gauge Shows

The drop in market sentiment follows the past week's bitcoin price plunge, according to Arcane Research.

CVI is designed to mimic the VIX, or fear, index for crypto.

Markets

Crypto Funds Hit by Redemptions as Investors Retreat From Bitcoin

Investors have been diversifying out of bitcoin and into altcoin investment products, according to CoinShares.

Record redemptions last week in bitcoin funds helped push overall investment flows into into the red for the first time in 2021.

Markets

Bitcoin’s Still a Buy, Despite Tesla, Says Bloomberg’s McGlone

Will the man who forecast bitcoin's price rise to $50K last year be heeded or ignored?

Some bitcoin mining facilities rely on coal-sourced energy outside of the rainy season.