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

Anchor Protocol’s ANC Rallies 23% – Here’s Why

Anchor is a decentralized money market built on the Terra blockchain that offers UST depositors a 20% annual percentage yield.

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Markets

Bitcoin HODLers Unfazed by Macro and Geopolitical Risks

These three charts show investors are holding onto their cryptocurrency for future profits rather than selling.

It's the "strong hands" who are dominating. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Breaks Above $40K

After a weekend of choppy trade, the popular crypto began a sizable move higher as the U.S. returned to work on Monday morning.

(CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Bitcoin Latest Price Drop Suggests It’s Not ‘Digital Gold’ for Everyone

As geopolitical tensions rise, the cryptocurrency's price has fallen.

Bitcoin's price vs. gold, year-to-date returns. (CoinDesk Research, St. Louis Fed, Yahoo Finance)

Markets

Bitcoin Stabilizes After Dipping to 2-Week Low of $37K

The cryptocurrency last traded at $37,000 two weeks ago, on Feb. 4.

Bitcoin briefly dipped below $37,300, according to CoinDesk data.

Markets

Helium Network Passing Half-Million Hotspots Could Fire Up HNT Price

The crypto-powered distributed network of long-range wireless hotspots has amassed over half a million miners across the world in just two years. But what's next for the HNT token?

(Sagar Patil/Unsplash)

Finance

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Slips Below $43K as Ukraine Shadows Financial Markets

The latest moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 17, 2022.

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Finance

Animoca Brands and Brinc Launch $30M Guild Program for Play-to-Earn Ecosystems

The effort is aimed at enabling users globally to generate income from play-to-earn games via crypto gaming guilds.

What to Know About the Play-to-Earn Phenomenon in NFT Gaming

Markets

Axie Infinity’s SLP Rallies 40% in 24 Hours After Season 20 Update

The SLP token has quadrupled over the last seven days in the buildup to the update.

(AxieInfinity.com)

Markets

Bitcoin Tops $40K for First Time in 2 Weeks

The price dipped Friday after the U.S. jobs report for January, but reversed as traders grew more confident that the downside is limited.

Bitcoin rallied Friday to top $40,000 for the first time in two weeks. (CoinDesk)