Helene Braun

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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Binance.US at Bitcoin Miami 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Crypto Exchange Binance.US Introduces Payments Service for Customers
The feature for users outside the U.S. started in February 2021.
Binance.US at Bitcoin Miami 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Changpeng Zhao at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)
Binance Suspends Account of Customer for Being ‘Unreasonable’
The user, who goes by CoinMamba on Twitter, claims Binance didn't help them get their allegedly stolen funds back.
Changpeng Zhao at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)
The exterior of Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles (Rich Fury/Getty Images)
Crypto.com Releases Proof-of-Reserves Data Showing Client Assets Are Fully Backed
The examination was done by auditing firm Mazars.
The exterior of Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles (Rich Fury/Getty Images)
Bybit is integrating DEX ApeX Pro into its platform. (Claudio Schwarz/Unsplash)
Centralized Crypto Exchange Bybit Integrates Decentralized Exchange ApeX Pro Onto Platform
The move had been “well under way” prior to the collapse of FTX and heightened scrutiny of centralized exchanges.
Bybit is integrating DEX ApeX Pro into its platform. (Claudio Schwarz/Unsplash)
Coinbase CEO and co-founder Brian Armstrong speaks at Consensus 2019. (CoinDesk)
Coinbase CEO Armstrong Confirms Street Expectations for a 50%-Plus Decline in Revenue in 2022
Analysts previously estimated Coinbase’s annual revenue in 2022 to drop to roughly $3.3 billion this year.
Coinbase CEO and co-founder Brian Armstrong speaks at Consensus 2019. (CoinDesk)
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)
Binance's Bitcoin Reserves Are Overcollateralized, New Report Says
Mazars performed a proof-of-reserves and proof-of-liabilities assessment on the centralized exchange.
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)
Signature Bank had until recently been seen as one the crypto-friendliest on Wall Street. (Sophie Backes/Unsplash)
Signature Bank to Reduce Crypto-Tied Deposits by as Much as $10 Billion
Nearly a quarter of the Wall Street bank's current deposits come from crypto-related businesses.
Signature Bank had until recently been seen as one the crypto-friendliest on Wall Street. (Sophie Backes/Unsplash)
Jerome Powell (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)
He Who Should Not Have an Impact on Crypto
Crypto aspires to function without monetary oversight, but this year the U.S. Federal Reserve’s chair proved how far from reality this goal is at a time of high interest rates...
Jerome Powell (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)
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Bitcoin Slips as US Economy Added a Strong 263K Jobs in November
The unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.7%.
(Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Friday's employment report is expected to show the slowest pace of new jobs in two years. (Getty images)
November Jobs Report Due Friday as the Fed's Powell Confirms Slower Pace of Rate Hikes
The employment report for November is expected to show a sizable slowdown in hiring, but the labor market remains too tight, according to the central bank chair.
Friday's employment report is expected to show the slowest pace of new jobs in two years. (Getty images)