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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Finance

Coinbase to Wind Down Lending Program Over Coming Months

The exchange is requiring Coinbase Borrow customers with outstanding loan balances to pay them back by November 20.

Coinbase (COIN) reports fourth quarter earnings on Thursday and is expected to post strong numbers as trading volume picked up in the last few months of the year. (Piggybank/Unsplash)

Finance

Prime Trust Put Into Receivership Amid Shortfall in Funds, Charges It Misused Customer Money

The company is in an “unsafe or unsound condition” to conduct business, a filing with Nevada’s Department of Business and Industry Financial Institutions Division stated.

Prime Trust Consensus Booth (Prime Trust)

Markets

Barclays Joins Wall Street Analysts Calling XRP Ruling Positive for Coinbase

Wall Street banks including J.P. Morgan also saw the ruling as a positive outcome for the crypto exchange.

Bitcoin's price will go up if the SEC approves spot bitcoin ETFs, Matrixport said. (Unsplash)

Finance

Binance Slashes Worker Benefits as Profit Falls: WSJ

Just last week, it was reported that Binance has cut more than 1,000 employees around the world.

Binance Logo (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Ripple’s XRP Ruling a ‘Milestone Win’ for Crypto Industry, Says JMP Securities

The fight for regulatory clarity isn’t over yet, however, as the SEC will likely appeal the decision and continue to pursue similar cases in the future, analysts wrote.

The ruling on Ripple's XRP token provides clarity on what exactly is a security, wrote JMP Securities.

Finance

Binance Has Cut 1,000 Workers in Recent Weeks: WSJ

The layoffs were happening globally as the exchange deals with regulatory challenges and ongoing investigations.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin and Crypto Stocks Like Coinbase Soar as XRP Ruling Bolsters Optimism

Crypto miners were also included in the rally as bitcoin rose to its highest level in 13 months.

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Finance

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Asks Twitter Followers if Their BofA Accounts Were Closed Because of Crypto Transactions

The Coinbase CEO created a Twitter poll posing the question, and a whopping 9% of respondents said “yes.”

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Circle Cuts Workforce, Ends Certain 'Non-Core' Activities; Will Continue Hiring Globally

While some departments were subject to layoffs, the stablecoin issuer will continue to hire in other areas.

(Sandali Handagama/ CoinDesk)

Finance

Tim Draper Still Thinks Bitcoin Can Reach $250K – Just 2 Years Later Than He Expected

The billionaire investor predicted that the cryptocurrency would reach $250,000 by June 2023, but he said he wasn’t expecting the U.S. to be so aggressive in its enforcement actions.

Tim Draper during the opening day of Web Summit 2018 at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal (Photo by Seb Daly/Web Summit via Getty Images)