Helene Braun

Helene is a New York-based markets reporter at CoinDesk, covering the latest news from Wall Street, the rise of the spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds and updates on crypto markets. She is a 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

Tether Blacklists Ethereum Address Linked to Multichain Hack

The address, containing more than $715,000 of USDT stablecoins, traces back to hackers who stole $3 million from Multichain users.

(Erin Mckenna/Unsplash)

Markets

Asset Manager Van Eck Says Stablecoins Should Be Treated as Investment Funds, Not Banks

Jan van Eck, the firm's CEO, argues against the position of government officials.

Jan van Eck, president and CEO of VanEck speaks at Consensus Invest 2018 (CoinDesk)

Markets

US Inflation Hits New 4-Decade High of 7.5% in January

Bitcoin traders keep track of the inflation rate because some think of the cryptocurrency as an inflation hedge, and the Federal Reserve's expected response to economic conditions often dictates market direction.

Inflation will be in focus this week. (Jeffrey Coolidge/Getty Images)

Policy

LIVE BLOG: The House Talks Stablecoins

Join CoinDesk reporters as they cover today's hearing live.

(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Markets

NY Fed: Stablecoins Are Not the Future of Payments

Researchers at the New York branch of the U.S. central bank think tokenized deposits are the better way to go.

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Markets

US Jobs Report Shows Gain of 467,000 in January, Exceeding Expectations

Bitcoin traded slightly lower after the report, as the number keeps pressure on Fed to tighten.

Large group of business people (gremlin/Getty)

Markets

Federal Reserve Board Nominees Bring Blank Slate on Crypto Views

Industry observers will be watching the Senate Banking Committee hearing for clues on future monetary policy and regulation.

Sarah Bloom Raskin, governor of the U.S. Federal Reserve, listens during an open meeting of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Markets

Federal Reserve Bank of NY Lays Out Possible Stablecoin Scenarios

Researchers look at how the digital assets could be part of the traditional banking system.

The U.S. Federal Reserve is taking a more cautious approach towards CBDCs than in many other countries, including China.

Markets

Stablecoins Won Crypto Markets in January – With 0% Returns

The coins showed the highest returns among the largest cryptocurrencies in January just by holding their peg to the U.S. dollar.

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Markets

Terra's LUNA Dumps After Wonderland Controversy

The native token of the Terra blockchain dropped sharply after it was confirmed a QuadrigaCX co-founder is tied to the Wonderland project.

The price of Terra's LUNA dropped sharply on Friday. (Jose A. Bernat Bacete/Getty)