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

Market Wrap: Bottom Has Not Been Reached for Crypto, but Capitulation Is Needed

The rally in bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies after the Fed meeting on Wednesday proved short-lived.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Fed Hikes Rates at Highest Level Since 1994, Bitcoin Rallies After

The cryptocurrency fell to $20,270 after the Fed's statement but rebounded shortly after.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at a press conference on June 15, 2022. (Source: Federal Reserve)

Markets

Fed Announces Biggest Interest Rate Hike in 28 Years; Bitcoin Gains

"The labor market is extremely tight, and inflation is much too high," said Chair Jerome Powell.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell takes questions Wednesday on the Fed's latest rate hike decision. (Federal Reserve via YouTube)

Markets

Market Wrap: BTC Tumbles Further Ahead of Fed Meeting; Extreme Fear Among Traders

Bitcoin hovered around $22,000, down about 5% over the past 24 hours.

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Markets

Bond Traders Raise Bets for Fed Rate Hike, Adding to BTC Pressure

The CME FedWatch Tool shows traders see a 94% chance of a 75 basis-point hike to be announced Wednesday.

El gráfico muestra que los traders ven un 94% de posibilidad de que la tasa aumente 75 puntos básicos este mes. (CME FedWatch Tool)

Markets

Inflation Unexpectedly Reaccelerated to 8.6% in May, Hitting a Fresh 4-Decade High

Bitcoin dipped about $500 on the news, trading around the $29,500 level in the minutes following the CPI report.

Inflation rose to 8.6% in May. (Malte Mueller/Getty images)

Markets

US Job Growth Tops Expectations in May, With 390K Added

The unemployment rate remained flat at 3.6%.

The BLS reports on May's employment picture. (Oli Kellett/Getty images)

Markets

FTX’s Harrison Says Stablecoin Demand Will Survive Terra's Collapse

The head of one of the largest crypto exchanges in the U.S. said fiat-backed stablecoins are still reliable and not risky.

Brett Harrison, head of FTX.US., during an interview with CoinDesk at the World Economic Forum last week in Davos, Switzerland. (CoinDesk)

Finance

Mastercard CEO Teases CBDC Panel: SWIFT May Not Exist in 5 Years

Michael Miebach joined a panel on central bank digital currencies during the World Economic Forum's annual meeting.

Yuval Rooz (left), Jennifer Lassiter, Michael Miebach, David Treat and Jon Frost (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

Finance

First Mover Americas: TRON Outperforms BTC and Crypto Takes a Lead Role at Davos

The latest moves in crypto markets in context for May 24, 2022.

Davos, Switzerland (Terry Lawrence/Getty images)