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

Bond Traders Raise Bets for Fed Rate Hike, Adding to BTC Pressure

The CME FedWatch Tool shows traders see a 94% chance of a 75 basis-point hike to be announced Wednesday.

El gráfico muestra que los traders ven un 94% de posibilidad de que la tasa aumente 75 puntos básicos este mes. (CME FedWatch Tool)

Markets

Inflation Unexpectedly Reaccelerated to 8.6% in May, Hitting a Fresh 4-Decade High

Bitcoin dipped about $500 on the news, trading around the $29,500 level in the minutes following the CPI report.

Inflation rose to 8.6% in May. (Malte Mueller/Getty images)

Markets

US Job Growth Tops Expectations in May, With 390K Added

The unemployment rate remained flat at 3.6%.

The BLS reports on May's employment picture. (Oli Kellett/Getty images)

Markets

FTX’s Harrison Says Stablecoin Demand Will Survive Terra's Collapse

The head of one of the largest crypto exchanges in the U.S. said fiat-backed stablecoins are still reliable and not risky.

Brett Harrison, head of FTX.US., during an interview with CoinDesk at the World Economic Forum last week in Davos, Switzerland. (CoinDesk)

Finance

Mastercard CEO Teases CBDC Panel: SWIFT May Not Exist in 5 Years

Michael Miebach joined a panel on central bank digital currencies during the World Economic Forum's annual meeting.

Yuval Rooz (left), Jennifer Lassiter, Michael Miebach, David Treat and Jon Frost (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

Finance

First Mover Americas: TRON Outperforms BTC and Crypto Takes a Lead Role at Davos

The latest moves in crypto markets in context for May 24, 2022.

Davos, Switzerland (Terry Lawrence/Getty images)

Policy

At Davos, Crypto Is No Longer on the Outside

Cryptocurrencies have taken a prominent role at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, despite the mainstream finance world’s apparent contempt for the sector.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse (right) and Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire spoke on a panel about remittances at the World Economic Forum's media village. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Back Below $30K as Target's Earnings Miss Shows Effects of Inflation

The latest moves in crypto markets in context for May 18, 2022.

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Finance

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Retakes $30K as 'Institutional Adoption' Makes Crypto More Like Stocks

The latest moves in crypto markets in context for May 17, 2022.

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Markets

Big-Money Investors Who Boosted Bitcoin’s Price Might Now Crash It

Everyone celebrated the arrival of institutional investors to the bitcoin market, as their rising adoption helped send prices soaring. Now, with correlations to traditional markets at an all-time high, fingers are pointing over the market swoon.

Bitcoin and stocks have become bedfellows - for better or worse. (Mraz Center for the Performing Arts, via Creative Commons)