Helene Braun

Helene is a New York-based news reporter at CoinDesk, covering news about Wall Street, the rise of the spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and updates on crypto exchanges. She is also the co-host of CoinDesk's Markets Daily show on Spotify and Youtube. Helene is a recent graduate of New York University's business and economic reporting program and has appeared on CBS News, YahooFinance and Nasdaq TradeTalks. She holds BTC and ETH.

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Фінанси

Coinbase CEO Confirms Exchange Will Support Lightning, Which Dramatically Speeds Up Bitcoin Payments

Brian Armstrong, while announcing the decision, calls BTC “the most important asset in crypto.”

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)

Фінанси

Coinbase Paves Way for Big Institutions to Do More With Web3, DeFi, NFTs

“We're seeing corporations who want to participate on-chain in some way,” Coinbase’s Kevin Johnson told CoinDesk TV. “But they need a safe way to do that.”

Coinbase (COIN) reports fourth quarter earnings on Thursday and is expected to post strong numbers as trading volume picked up in the last few months of the year. (Piggybank/Unsplash)

Політика

Sam Bankman-Fried Lawyers ‘Need’ Him Out Of Jail Ahead of Trial, They Tell Judge

The former FTX CEO-turned criminal defendant's team said they have “no faith” in prosecutors’ claimed efforts to address his jailhouse woes.

(Elizabeth Napolitano / CoinDesk)

Політика

SEC's Secret Binance Court Filing Has Observers Bracing for Bad News

The Securities and Exchange Commission late Monday filed a sealed motion in its case against Binance that includes more than 35 exhibits.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)

Політика

Sam Bankman-Fried Appeals Decision Jailing Him Ahead of Trial: Reuters

A judge had previously revoked bail for Bankman-Fried after he tried to tamper with witnesses. His lawyers argue that it is his constitutional right to have a fair chance to prepare for trial.

Sam Bankman-Fried outside a courthouse in July 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Фінанси

Visa and Mastercard Distancing Themselves From Binance Unlikely to Hurt the Crypto Exchange: Experts

The decision comes only weeks after Binance has been grappling with multiple legal challenges in the U.S.

CEO of Binance Changpeng Zhao at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)

Фінанси

Binance Delists Sanctioned Russian Banks From Peer-to-Peer Service

Russian users of Binance were able to move money abroad through the service, which could present legal challenges for the exchange.

Two large stacked blocks displaying Binance's logo at a trade show.

Фінанси

Coinbase Is Talking With Canadian Banking Giants to Promote Crypto

The U.S.-based crypto exchange started operations in Canada earlier this month as part of its international expansion amid a regulatory crackdown in its home country.

Coinbase (COIN) reports fourth quarter earnings on Thursday and is expected to post strong numbers as trading volume picked up in the last few months of the year. (Piggybank/Unsplash)

Технології

Shopify Customers Can Now Pay In USDC Via Solana Pay

The payment protocol, built on the Solana blockchain, has been integrated into Shopify.

Shopify customers can now pay in USDC via an integration with Solana Pay, the payment protocol on the Solana blockchain. (Shopify)

Фінанси

Crypto Exchange EDX Markets Taps Anchorage as Custody Provider

The exchange, which is backed by several Wall Street firms, differs from its peers because it doesn’t hold customers’ digital assets.

Anchorage President Diogo Monica speaking in the Bahamas (Danny Nelson)