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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Crypto Market Slides After Genesis Withdrawal Halt, but Big Investors May Hunt for Bargains

Most digital assets traded lower on Wednesday as another crypto firm gets hit by the FTX contagion, although institutional investors may be looking for bargains.

Bitcoin and most other digital assets declined on Wednesday after crypto financial firm Genesis Global Capital announced that it was temporarily suspending redemptions and new loan originations. (Source: CoinDesk)

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Are Your Bitcoin Trades Losing on Fed Day? Just Wait Till Tomorrow

BTC’s price has reversed direction on five of the six days following the Federal Reserve’s interest rate announcements.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is leading a program to test the use of digital tokens to settle transactions among financial institutions. (Shutterstock)

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Bitcoin Slides Anew After FTX Bankruptcy Filing

The CoinDesk Market Index (CMI) dropped 3.3% during early U.S. trading hours on Friday.

El Índice de Mercado de CoinDesk cae 3% por la declaración de quiebra del exchange FTX. (CoinDesk)

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Tron's TRX Jumps 140% Amid 1:1 FTX Redemption of Tron-Based Tokens

FTX announced that Tron-based assets could be moved to external wallets.

Tron's TRX token jumped about 140% on crypto exchange FTX on Thursday. (FTX)

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Bitcoin Gains 10% After Report Showed US Consumer Prices Rose Slower Than Expected in October

Taking a break from the panicky action this week, bitcoin rose following the sizable slowdown in inflation.

(Getty Images)

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Inflation Expected to Tick Down in Latest CPI Report

Analysts reporting to FactSet estimate the CPI will drop to 8%, but whether the decline is enough to encourage the Federal Reserve to ratchet back its monetary hawkishness remains unclear.

Ether registró una caída tras los datos de inflación en EE. UU. (Getty Images)

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Bitcoin Hits 2-Year Low Below $16K After Binance Backs Out of FTX Deal

Bitcoin's price fell as low as $15,625 Wednesday. It was the first time the largest cryptocurrency has fallen below $16,000 since November 2020. The BTC price was down 14% on the day, the biggest plunge in almost five months.

Bitcoin (BTC) price over the past week, showing drop to $15,625 on Wednesday, the lowest since November 2020. (Source: CoinDesk)

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Here’s What Crypto Traders Expect From the Midterms

Republicans are increasingly confident they will take control of the U.S. Congress and it could be bullish for crypto, according to some analysts and traders.

The U.S. Capitol (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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US Added 261K Jobs in October, Topping Expectations for 200K

Bitcoin's price is likely to face continuing headwinds as the strong report should keep the Federal Reserve on a tightening path.

The U.S. government released its latest jobs figures Friday (David McNew/Getty Images)

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Federal Reserve Hikes Rates as Expected, Will Watch 'Lags' in Monetary Policy; Bitcoin Rises

The U.S. central bank raised the main interest rate by 0.75 percentage point, as expected. Officials say they'll monitor "lags" in the impact of "cumulative" efforts so far, possibly a tip that a dovish shift is being considered.

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