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

NY Financial Regulator Adopts Virtual Currency Assessment Rule

The regulation affects only companies with a state-issued BitLicense.

NYDFS Superintendent Adrienne Harris in conversation with Chainalysis co-founder Jonathan Levin at Links 2022. (Cheyenne Ligon/CoinDesk)

Finance

CME to Add Daily Expirations on Bitcoin and Ether Futures Options Contracts

Contracts on micro-sized BTC and ETH futures will also have daily expirations, up from three times a week now.

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Finance

Blockchain Financial Services Firm Paxos Sets Withdrawal From Canada

The company joins others that have decided to depart from the country in the face of increased regulatory requirements.

Paxos CEO Charles Cascarilla (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Miner Core Scientific Appoints a New President

The company filed for bankruptcy in December but continues to mine bitcoin.

Adam Sullivan (LinkedIn)

Finance

Drogas, despidos caprichosos y fundadores enfrentados: detrás del desmoronamiento del marketplace de bitcoin Paxful

Con fecha de fundación en 2015 y más de 200 empleados, Paxful se convirtió en uno de los sitios más populares para comprar bitcoin en África y otros mercados emergentes. Pero detrás del telón, el personal hacía viajes a festivales de música, los jefes se peleaban, los despidos se decidían aparentemente por capricho y el olor a cannabis impregnaba la oficina.

El CEO de Paxful, Ray Youssef (izquierda), y el COO, Artur Schaback, en una foto tomada en septiembre de 2016 en Las Vegas, según un tuit de la empresa. (Paxful)

Tech

Drugs, Erratic Dismissals and Feuding Founders: Behind Bitcoin Marketplace Paxful’s Unraveling

Founded in 2015, Paxful became one of the most popular places to buy bitcoin in Africa and other emerging markets, and it had more than 200 employees. Behind the scenes, though, staff took paid trips to music festivals, bosses fought, dismissals reportedly occurred on a whim, and the smell of cannabis permeated the office.

El CEO de Paxful, Ray Youssef (izquierda), y el COO, Artur Schaback, en una foto tomada en septiembre de 2016 en Las Vegas, según un tuit de la empresa. (Paxful)

Finance

Paxful, un exchange peer-to-peer de bitcoin, suspenderá sus operaciones

Un mensaje de parte del cofundador y CEO, Ray Youssef, mencionó la salida de personal clave y los desafíos regulatorios.

NoOnes CEO Ray Youssef (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)

Finance

Tether Was a Client of Signature Bank's Signet: Bloomberg

Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino, in response to the Bloomberg article, denied the company has exposure to Signature Bank.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

Peer-to-Peer Bitcoin Exchange Paxful to Suspend Operations

A message from co-founder and CEO Ray Youssef cited key staff departures and regulatory challenges.

NoOnes CEO Ray Youssef (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)

Finance

Coinbase to Offer Faster Transactions on Derivatives Exchange Through Partnership With Infrastructure Provider TNS

The new infrastructure will enable institutional traders to increase storage capacity and process large data sets with minimal delay.

Coinbase's Base blockchain has gone live (Chesnot/Getty Images)