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

Analysts ‘Encouraged’ by Coinbase Layoffs, Showing Company Is Being Financially Disciplined

The crypto exchange’s dwindling group of sell-side bulls said Tuesday’s announced staffing cuts are a necessary step.

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Markets

Binance Controlled 92% of Bitcoin Spot Trading Volume at End of 2022: Arcane Research

A move during the summer to eliminate bitcoin trading fees and the collapse of rival exchange FTX pushed more investors to the Binance platform.

Logo de Binance. (Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto Asset Manager Valkyrie Investments Wants to Sponsor, Manage Grayscale Bitcoin Trust

GBTC, the world’s largest bitcoin fund, has been trading at near a record discount relative to the price of bitcoin.

Valkyrie has filed for a bitcoin futures ETF.

Markets

Coinbase’s Slump to All-Time Low Sends Market Cap Below Dogecoin

The crypto exchange has dipped another 17% over the past 30 days, bringing its year-to-date plunge to more than 85%.

Brian Armstrong in 2019  (Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)

Finance

Binance Losing Auditing Partner Mazars Leaves Crypto Questions Unanswered

Auditing firm Mazars, which had published a proof of reserves report for Binance and other exchanges, on Friday cut ties with clients in the crypto industry.

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Finance

Crypto Custody Tech Provider Fireblocks Receives First-of-Its-Kind Security Certificate

The CCSS was created in 2014, but until now no crypto company has met the necessary standards.

Fireblocks sign at Miami airport during Bitcoin Miami conference 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Former BitMEX CEO Sues Crypto Derivatives Exchange for Breach of Contract and Wrongful Termination

It was previously reported Hoeptner left the company in October.

BitMEX CEO Alexander Hoeptner speaks at Token2049 in Singapore last month. (Token2049)

Finance

Dutch Central Bank Says Crypto Exchange KuCoin Is Operating Without a License in Netherlands

De Nederlandsche Bank said KuCoin lacks a “legal registration” with the central bank.

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Markets

Coinbase Introduces Recovery Tool for Lost ERC-20 Tokens: Report

Users will be able to recover more than 4,000 as-yet unsupported Ethereum-based tokens starting in a few weeks, according to TechCrunch.

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Markets

Bitcoin Falls as Federal Reserve Slows Rate Hikes but Stays Hawkish

The U.S. central bank raised its benchmark interest rate to a range of 4.25%-4.5% on Wednesday. Officials now expect the current rate-hiking cycle to peak next year at a "terminal rate" above 5%.

The Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)