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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Markets

Bullish MicroStrategy Analysts Raise Price Targets Ahead of Q2 Earnings

A TD Cowen analyst views MicroStrategy as “an attractive vehicle for investors looking to gain bitcoin exposure."

MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor is all smiles after the FASB rule change (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Finance

Elon Musk’s Twitter Overhaul Could Be Huge for DOGE and Crypto Generally

“Elon clearly has an affinity for DOGE, almost as part of a running joke, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he actually went through with enabling payments via DOGE.”

(Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto Exchange KuCoin to 'Adjust Some Personnel as Needed', but Denies Report of Major Layoffs

A report circulated on Twitter on Tuesday that the exchange plans to eliminate 30% of its workforce amid declining profit.

(Shutterstock)

Finance

Federal Reserve’s ‘FedNow’ Launch Triggers Fresh Speculation Over Digital Dollar

While FedNow is currently not tied to any initiative for a digital U.S. dollar or the crypto space in general, experts warn that the system might end up as a precursor to the infrastructure for a central bank digital currency.

The Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

Finance

Coinbase to Wind Down Lending Program Over Coming Months

The exchange is requiring Coinbase Borrow customers with outstanding loan balances to pay them back by November 20.

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)

Finance

Prime Trust Put Into Receivership Amid Shortfall in Funds, Charges It Misused Customer Money

The company is in an “unsafe or unsound condition” to conduct business, a filing with Nevada’s Department of Business and Industry Financial Institutions Division stated.

Prime Trust Consensus Booth (Prime Trust)

Markets

Barclays Joins Wall Street Analysts Calling XRP Ruling Positive for Coinbase

Wall Street banks including J.P. Morgan also saw the ruling as a positive outcome for the crypto exchange.

Bitcoin's price will go up if the SEC approves spot bitcoin ETFs, Matrixport said. (Unsplash)

Finance

Binance Slashes Worker Benefits as Profit Falls: WSJ

Just last week, it was reported that Binance has cut more than 1,000 employees around the world.

Binance Logo (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Ripple’s XRP Ruling a ‘Milestone Win’ for Crypto Industry, Says JMP Securities

The fight for regulatory clarity isn’t over yet, however, as the SEC will likely appeal the decision and continue to pursue similar cases in the future, analysts wrote.

The ruling on Ripple's XRP token provides clarity on what exactly is a security, wrote JMP Securities.

Finance

Binance Has Cut 1,000 Workers in Recent Weeks: WSJ

The layoffs were happening globally as the exchange deals with regulatory challenges and ongoing investigations.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)