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 Trading Volume Increases in January While Other Exchanges See Declines: JPMorgan

Coinbase’s reputation as one of the more trustworthy exchanges in the U.S. has helped it following the collapse of rival FTX.

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Finance

Moody’s Further Downgrades Coinbase Junk Bonds, Joining S&P

The ratings agency cited Coinbase’s weakened revenue and cash flow generation potential due to the ongoing crypto winter as reasons for the move. S&P downgraded the company earlier this month.

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Finance

Huobi, Confirming Justin Sun as Leader, Takes Aim at 'Rat Trading'

The exchange addressed why it has frozen some accounts in the past.

Justin Sun, who is now leading Huobi. (Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)

Finance

Binance CEO Says Many Crypto Players ‘Get Distracted’ by Money

Changpeng Zhao said it’s important to focus on the technology.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao speaks by video link at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting. (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

Finance

Coinbase Junk Bonds Further Downgraded by S&P on Weak Profitability, Regulatory Risks

The agency lowered Coinbase’s credit rating from BB to BB-, a further step away from investment grade.

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Finance

Amazon Web Services Taps Avalanche to Help Bring Blockchain Technology to Enterprises, Governments

Avalanche is the first blockchain to form a partnership with Amazon’s cloud-computing platform.

Emin Gün Sirer (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Analysts ‘Encouraged’ by Coinbase Layoffs, Showing Company Is Being Financially Disciplined

The crypto exchange’s dwindling group of sell-side bulls said Tuesday’s announced staffing cuts are a necessary step.

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Markets

Binance Controlled 92% of Bitcoin Spot Trading Volume at End of 2022: Arcane Research

A move during the summer to eliminate bitcoin trading fees and the collapse of rival exchange FTX pushed more investors to the Binance platform.

Logo de Binance. (Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto Asset Manager Valkyrie Investments Wants to Sponsor, Manage Grayscale Bitcoin Trust

GBTC, the world’s largest bitcoin fund, has been trading at near a record discount relative to the price of bitcoin.

Valkyrie has filed for a bitcoin futures ETF.

Markets

Coinbase’s Slump to All-Time Low Sends Market Cap Below Dogecoin

The crypto exchange has dipped another 17% over the past 30 days, bringing its year-to-date plunge to more than 85%.

Brian Armstrong in 2019  (Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)