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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Binance Led in Market Share in 2022 as Volume on Centralized Exchanges Fell

The crypto exchange dominated the market with about a two-thirds share among 11 leading exchanges.

Cambios en la participación de mercado entre los 11 principales exchanges durante 2022. (CryptoCompare)

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First Mover Americas: Legal Troubles Brewing at Digital Currency Group

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 3, 2023.

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First Mover Americas: Cathie Wood 'Bargain Hunts' Coinbase

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 30, 2022.

Cathie Wood's ARK Invest is buying more shares of crypto exchange Coinbase. (Marco Beller/Getty Images)

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Bitcoin, Ether Did Better Than You Think in 2022

CoinDesk research shows that per unit of risk, bitcoin and ether performed significantly better than bonds and had similar results to equities in 2022.

Rendimiento de cinco activos en 2022. (CoinDesk Indices)

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First Mover Americas: Gemini Sued Over Interest-Earning Product

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 29, 2022.

Gemini faces an investor lawsuit over its interest-earning product. (RapidEye/Getty Images)

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First Mover Americas: Sunset for Kraken in Japan

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 28, 2022.

Japanese flag (Shutterstock)

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Binance Failing to Get US Exchange Listings for BNB Is Yellow Flag for Crypto Analysts

The BNB token, with a market cap around $40 billion, has failed to win a listing on major U.S. crypto exchanges – except on Binance.US. Crypto analysts say it might be due to risks that BNB could be deemed a security by U.S. regulators.

The BNB token suffered a steep price decline in December. (CoinDesk)

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First Mover Americas: SEC Scrutnizes Crypto Audits; SBF Gets Bail

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 23, 2022.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried leaves federal court in New York after his arraignment and bail hearings on Dec. 22. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

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First Mover Americas: FTT Token at Center of New US Charges in FTX Case

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 22, 2022.

Sam Bankman-Fried being escorted. (Royal Bahamas Police Force)

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First Mover Americas: One of the Largest Bitcoin Miners Goes Bankrupt

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 21, 2022.

Core Scientific CEO Mike Levitt (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)