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

Investors Pump Money Into Crypto Funds Amid Pickup in Market Sentiment

Bitcoin dominated this week's inflows, accounting for almost all of the $117 million coming in.

Bitcoin-related funds accounted for $116 million worth of the $117 million in inflows (CoinShares)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Was Weekend Warrior

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 30, 2023.

The price of bitcoin hit a five-month high over the weekend. (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Layer 2 Tokens Take Lead

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 27, 2023.

(Getty Images)

Markets

Ethereum Scaling Tool Polygon's MATIC Token Surges Amid Spike in Transactions

The token's price is up 48% this year. The blockchain has the second-most number of daily active users, according to data from Token Terminal.

Arrow Up (Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Aptos’ Token Surges to Record High

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 26, 2023.

The price of Aptos' token has been soaring this year. (CoinDesk)

Markets

Layer 1 Blockchain Aptos Token Reaches All-Time High

APT has been surging since the start of the year, but some traders expect the rally to be short-lived.

The aptos token reached an all-time high of $16.46 on Wednesday. (CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Did Binance Make Honest Error With Customers' Funds?

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 25, 2023.

Logo de Binance. (Unsplash)

Markets

Date Set for Oral Arguments in Grayscale’s Appeal of SEC’s Bitcoin ETF Decision

Arguments will begin on March 7, sooner than Grayscale had expected.

Grayscale's Michael Sonnenshein speaks at Invest: NYC 2019 (CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin's on a Tear, Up 30% in 2 Weeks

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 24, 2023.

Two Federal Reserve governors see the need for continued rate hikes. (PM Images/Getty Images)

Finance

Binance Mistakenly Mixed Crypto Exchange's Customer Funds With B-Token Collateral: Bloomberg

The exchange said it is transferring the collateral out of the shared wallet.

Se mezclaron por error las reservas de tokens y los activos de clientes. (PublicDomainPictures/Pixabay)