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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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)

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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)

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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)

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Fed Likely to Raise Rates by 50 Basis Points in December; Bitcoin Jumps

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that "it makes sense to moderate the pace of our rate hikes" as soon as December.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

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Buy the Dip, Sell the Bounce: Crypto Funds Have Biggest Outflows in 12 Weeks

Total asset under management (AUM) in digital-asset funds dropped to a new two-year low of $22.2 billion, according to CoinShares.

Crypto funds had the biggest week of outflows in three months. (CoinShares)

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Saudi Arabia’s NFT Collection Soars After Unexpected Soccer Win Against Argentina

Argentina's fan token, on the other hand, slid 21% following the team's loss on Monday.

Saudia Arabia squad poses for team photo during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 (Heuler Andrey/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)

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Investors Short Crypto Assets as Industry Scrutiny Intensifies

Short investment products accounted for 75% of total inflows into crypto assets last week, a report by digital asset investment and trading group CoinShares showed.

Short investment products accounted for 75% of all inflows last week. (CoinShares)

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Crypto Exchange Coinbase's Shares Sink to All-Time Low

The U.S. crypto exchange went public in April 2021 in a high-profile listing, but shares have lost nearly 90% of their value over the past year, with the FTX contagion causing the latest leg down.

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Wall Street Banks Seen as Unlikely Saviors as Crypto Firms Struggle

Blockchain true believers say the nascent industry represents an existential threat to traditional finance. But now's probably not the time for Wall Street to gobble up ailing crypto firms, analysts say.

Wall Street sign with American flags and New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan, New York City, USA. (Getty Images)

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Crypto Market Slides After Genesis Withdrawal Halt, but Big Investors May Hunt for Bargains

Most digital assets traded lower on Wednesday as another crypto firm gets hit by the FTX contagion, although institutional investors may be looking for bargains.

Bitcoin and most other digital assets declined on Wednesday after crypto financial firm Genesis Global Capital announced that it was temporarily suspending redemptions and new loan originations. (Source: CoinDesk)