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

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, CEO of Binance, at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto.com Releases Proof-of-Reserves Data Showing Client Assets Are Fully Backed

The examination was done by auditing firm Mazars.

The exterior of the Crypto.com Arena (Getty Images)

Finance

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)

Finance

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)

Finance

Binance's Bitcoin Reserves Are Overcollateralized, New Report Says

Mazars performed a proof-of-reserves and proof-of-liabilities assessment on the centralized exchange.

Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, CEO de Binance, en el evento Consensus Singapore 2018. (CoinDesk)

Finance

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.

(Sophie Backes, Unsplash)

Consensus Magazine

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. That’s why, once again, Jerome Powell is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

Jerome Powell (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Slips as US Economy Added a Strong 263K Jobs in November

The unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.7%.

Traders de bitcoin permanecen atentos a los informes de empleo de noviembre. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Markets

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.

(Chalirmpoj Pimpisarn/Getty Images)

Markets

CME Group Teaming With CF Benchmarks for 3 New DeFi Rates and Indices

Pricing will initially come from a group of six crypto exchanges.

The CME Group logo (Shutterstock)