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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Coinbase Q4 Revenue and Earnings Beat Expectations, but Transaction Volume Falls 12% From Q3

The crypto exchange reported its fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday after the close.

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Coinbase Investors Prepare for Another Likely Disappointing Quarter

The crypto exchange is expected to report a slight drop in quarterly revenue from the third quarter, and a 61% drop in revenue in 2022 from the previous year.

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Coinbase Price Target Cut by JPMorgan Due to Regulatory Risks

Analysts at the bank lowered their estimates for the end of the year to $52 from $60.

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Coinbase Downgraded to Neutral at DA Davidson Ahead of Earnings

A breather may be in order after the stock’s big run higher early this year, says the investment firm.

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Signature Bank CEO Joe DePaolo Will Be Replaced by COO Eric Howell Following Transition Period

The move isn't a surprise and shouldn't change the bank's crypto commitment, Wells Fargo analyst said.

Signature Bank CEO Joseph DePaolo (Signature Bank)

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Coinbase’s Staking Service Faces Questions After Kraken’s SEC Settlement

Crypto exchange Kraken on Thursday agreed with the SEC to pay a $30 million fine and shutter its staking platform for U.S. customers to settle charges concerning the offering unregistered securities.

Coinbase podría beneficiarse por el incremento de las tasas de interés. (Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)

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Payments Company Affirm Is Shutting Down Its Crypto Business

During the bull market of 2021, Affirm had joined a number of fintech firms in offering clientele the ability to buy and sell crypto.

Affirm CEO Max Levchin (John Lamparski/Getty Images)

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Deutsche Bank in Talks to Invest in 2 German Crypto Firms: Bloomberg

The banking giant’s asset management arm, DWS Group, is looking to expand further into the digital assets space.

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Crypto Super Bowl Advertising Will Be Absent This Year

It's a notable change from last year's National Football League championship, where crypto ads were so prevalent the event was dubbed the "Crypto Bowl."

Last year's Super Bowl ads included one from FTX featuring Larry David (dentsuMB/FTX)

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Crypto Exchange Binance to Suspend US Dollar Bank Transfers This Week

USD bank transfers comprise only a tiny bit of monthly active users, the exchange said.

Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as "CZ", founder and CEO of Binance, at Davos in 2023. (Casper Labs)