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

Financial Services Company DTCC Working With Digital Dollar Project on CBDC Prototype

“Project Lithium” is particularly focused on how a central bank digital currency could benefit the financial services industry.

DTCC's Jennifer Peve, image from CoinDesk archives

Finance

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Eyes Weekly Loss Ahead of US CPI

The latest moves in crypto markets in context for April 8, 2022.

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Finance

A Censorship-Resistant Inflation Index Is Being Built on Chainlink

Truflation currently measures a 13.3% inflation rate, as opposed to the 7.9% measured by the Consumer Price Index in March.

(David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Markets

Fed Officials Discussed Shrinking Assets by Up to $95B a Month

The Federal Reserve said it is "well placed" to start reducing its holdings starting in May.

Federal Reserve building (Paul Brady Photography/Shutterstock)

Markets

Fed’s Brainard Says Balance Sheet Reduction to Happen Rapidly

The speech comes a day before the Federal Open Market Committee will release minutes of its March meeting that will provide more details about the central bank's plan.

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Markets

Dogecoin Rallies Again After Elon Musk Joins Twitter Board

The news comes one day after the Tesla CEO disclosed his ownership of 9.2% of Twitter, making him the company’s largest individual shareholder.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk (Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

US Adds 431K Jobs in March, as Unemployment Rate Nears Pre-Pandemic Level

Bitcoin ticked up 1% after the monthly jobs report was released.

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Markets

Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Up 6.4% in February to Four-Decade High

Bitcoin remained roughly flat after the release of the Commerce Department's report.

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Markets

A Digital Dollar May Help the Poor, but It’s Far From a Done Deal

Financial inclusion is one big reason the U.S. should adopt a digital currency, supporters say, but others aren't so sure.

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Markets

Fed Chair Powell’s Hawkish Stance on Inflation Could Hurt Crypto

Interest rate hikes could drive down crypto, especially because of its strong correlation with traditional financial markets, analysts say.

Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks during the National Association of Business Economics (NABE) economic policy conference in Washington, D.C, U.S., on Monday, March 21, 2022. The theme of this year's annual meeting is "Policy Options for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth." (Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images)