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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Finance

Crypto Exchange Bittrex Laying Off More Than 80 People

CEO Richie Lai cited the “new economic environment” as the primary reason for the cuts.

Bittrex (Shutterstock)

Finance

Fidelity Digital Assets' Head of Institutional Crypto Exits Role

Chris Tyrer joined Fidelity Digital Assets as its first U.K. employee four years ago.

Chris Tyrer Head of Institutional, Head of Europe (Fidelity Digital Assets)

Finance

UK Man Sentenced to 4-1/2 Years in Jail for Stealing $2.5M in Crypto

Wybbo Wirsma, a Dutch native who lived in the U.K., was under investigation for five years before pleading guilty in an Oxford court on Thursday.

Wybo Wiersma (serocu.police.uk)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Bithumb Owner’s Arrest Requested by South Korean Prosecutors: Report

Kang Jong-Hyun and his sister are under investigation for embezzlement related to tax evasion allegations against Bithumb.

The offices of Bithumb and six other South Korean crypto exchanges were reportedly raided by investigators. (Shutterstock)

Finance

Coinbase Trading Volume Increases in January While Other Exchanges See Declines: JPMorgan

Coinbase’s reputation as one of the more trustworthy exchanges in the U.S. has helped it following the collapse of rival FTX.

(Chesnot/Getty Images)

Finance

Moody’s Further Downgrades Coinbase Junk Bonds, Joining S&P

The ratings agency cited Coinbase’s weakened revenue and cash flow generation potential due to the ongoing crypto winter as reasons for the move. S&P downgraded the company earlier this month.

(Chesnot/Getty Images)

Finance

Huobi, Confirming Justin Sun as Leader, Takes Aim at 'Rat Trading'

The exchange addressed why it has frozen some accounts in the past.

Justin Sun, who is now leading Huobi. (Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)

Finance

Binance CEO Says Many Crypto Players ‘Get Distracted’ by Money

Changpeng Zhao said it’s important to focus on the technology.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao speaks by video link at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting. (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

Finance

Coinbase Junk Bonds Further Downgraded by S&P on Weak Profitability, Regulatory Risks

The agency lowered Coinbase’s credit rating from BB to BB-, a further step away from investment grade.

(Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)

Finance

Amazon Web Services Taps Avalanche to Help Bring Blockchain Technology to Enterprises, Governments

Avalanche is the first blockchain to form a partnership with Amazon’s cloud-computing platform.

Emin Gün Sirer (CoinDesk archives)