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

First Mover Americas: Axie Infinity Rallies After Apple App Store Debut

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for May 17, 2023.

(AxieInfinity.com)

Finance

Matrixport Integrates With Copper’s ClearLoop on Prime Brokerage Offerings

The collaboration will see Matrixport working with Copper’s ClearLoop to offer institutional clients off-exchange settlement.

(Matrixport)

Markets

Weekly DEX Volume on BNB Chain Hits Highest in a Year

Lower fees and Binance’s popularity are among the reasons noted by market analysts.

(DeFiLlama)

Markets

First Mover Americas: MiCA Legislation Gets the Final Go-Ahead From EU Ministers

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for May 16, 2023.

The EU is set to vote on MiCA. (Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Loses 10% on the Week as Memecoins Tumble

Among the memecoins sliding was PEPE, which lost over 60% over the last 7 days.

(Kaleb Tapp/Unsplash)

Markets

Decentralized Exchange Uniswap Trading Volume Outpaces Coinbase for 4th Consecutive Month

Uniswap, the decentralized exchange, outpaced centralized exchange Coinbase in April.

(Sage D. Young/CoinDesk/CCData)

Markets

Crypto Derivatives Market Share Hits All-Time High

Binance continues to be the dominant crypto derivatives trading platform.

(CCData)

Markets

Crypto Exchange Binance Trading Volume Fell Almost 50% in April

Even so, it remains the dominant centralized exchange in the industry.

(CCData)

Markets

Bitcoin Cash Rises 11% but Gains Could Be Short-Lived

The token was up 11% on the day, but analysts think the cryptocurrency will not be able to sustain its gains.

(TradingView)

Finance

Xapo Bank to Enable Tether Deposits, Withdrawals

Earlier this year, the crypto-friendly bank introduced support for USDC.

Gibraltar (lutz/Pixabay)