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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Policy

Fed Chair Powell: 'War Underscores Need' for Crypto Regulation

Powell is testifying before the House Financial Services Committee on the state of the economy.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell (House Financial Services Committee/YouTube)

Markets

Federal Reserve Chairman Powell Sees Rate Hike This Month as 'Appropriate'

Most observers believe a quarter of a percentage point increase is likely.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell (Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Markets

Ukraine Adds to Fed Chair's List of Worries Before His Congressional Testimony

Jerome Powell will face questions from U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday and Thursday when he gives his semiannual monetary policy update to Congress.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell

Markets

Circle’s USDC Stablecoin Hits $50B in Circulation

The company published its latest attestation report, giving more details about its assets.

Chart showing the growth of USDC supply. (Circle)

Markets

What Stagflation Could Mean for Crypto Markets

The "S-word" combines the words stagnation and inflation, and describes an economy with high inflation and low economic growth.

Unsplash/Jason Briscoe

Markets

Tether's USDT Stablecoin Well Over $1 on Ukrainian Crypto Exchange

Tether, which is supposed to represent a $1 value as a dollar-linked stablecoin, is trading above its peg on the Ukrainian exchange amid tensions.

Tether's USDT was trading at around $1.10 on Ukrainian crypto exchange Kuna on Thursday. (Kuna)

Markets

Foundation Focused on UST Stablecoin Raises $1B in LUNA Sale

The fresh funding will go toward a new reserve to help strengthen the peg for the UST stablecoin.

Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon on CoinDesk TV in December.

Finance

Tether Slashes Commercial Paper Holdings by 21%

The largest stablecoin issuer by total supply released its latest attestation report on Tuesday.

USDT is the largest stablecoin by total supply. (DrawKit Illustrations/Unsplash)

Markets

Minutes Show Fed Ready to Take Action, Mentions Crypto and Stablecoin Risks

Officials said they are ready to hike interest rates and also briefly mentioned the threat of crypto and stablecoins to the financial system.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell

Markets

Irrelevance of January Fed Minutes Shows How Fast Monetary Policy Is Moving

The Federal Reserve is scheduled to release minutes of its January meeting later Wednesday but the market seems to have already moved on.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell