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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Finance

NASD Raises $3.3M Seed Round for Asset Issuer Chain Noble

Noble is an appchain built for native asset issuance in Cosmos and the boundless Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC) ecosystem.

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Markets

Argentina’s Pro-Bitcoin Javier Milei Heads to Run-Off Election Against Sergio Massa

Milei has called for "dollarization" the country's economy and abolishing the central bank.

Argentina presidential candidate Javier Milei (Getty images)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Gains as Trading Volume Surges

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 23, 2023.

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Markets

First Mover Americas: SEC Drops Charges Against Ripple Leaders; Bitcoin and XRP Gain

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 20, 2023.

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Markets

Will Lawsuit Against DCG Impact GBTC’s Chances of an ETF Conversion?

Analysts are speculating over whether the lawsuit might have any implications for its GBTC conversion chances.

Grayscale ad (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: New York AG Sues Gemini, DCG, Genesis

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 19, 2023.

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Markets

Jimmy Zhong Arrest Details Revealed in New Report

Zhong is now serving a one-year sentence related to the theft of bitcoin from the Silk Road marketplace.

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Markets

First Mover Americas: GBTC Discount Continues to Narrow; Reddit’s Crypto Tokens Plummet

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 18, 2023.

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Markets

Bitcoin ETF Hopes Push Grayscale's GBTC Discount to Narrowest Since 2021

The fund’s shares have traded for years at a discount to the value of the BTC it owns.

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Finance

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Seeing Client Demand for Crypto 'Around The World'

Rumors about spot bitcoin ETF approvals aside, Fink called the recent rally a “flight to quality.”.

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink (Getty Images)