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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Robinhood slides 4% despite earnings beat as crypto revenue cools

The brokerage reported $100 million revenue from crypto trading, a 38% decline in a year, offset by stronger options, equities and prediction markets activity.

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The traditional 9-to-5 banking day is officially dying, says Morgan Stanley execs

Tokenization and 24/7 markets are reshaping finance, making always-on banking a reality.

Morgan Stanley offices (Sven Piper/Unsplash)

Markets

Coinbase hit by spot trading slump: Wall Street trims expectations ahead of earnings

Wall Street expects a sluggish second quarter from Coinbase as crypto trading activity cools, putting all eyes on and pending U.S. crypto legislation.

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Live updates: Bitcoin edges above $64,000 as Fed holds policy steady

The formerly popular names in AI infrastructure continued their sharp selloff on Wednesday.

U.S. Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Wall Street veteran Don Wilson says regulators are getting perps all wrong

DRW CEO Don Wilson says perpetual futures aren't inherently risky crypto gambling tools, and it’s time traditional markets and regulators start embracing them.

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BlackRock, Fidelity, other Wall Street giants back the Clarity Act

BlackRock, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, Goldman Sachs and SoFi have publicly endorsed the crypto market structure bill as the Senate's timeline tightens.

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Morgan Stanley debuts ether, solana exchange-traded products after bitcoin fund success

The asset manager is offering low-cost ETH and SOL exchange-traded products after its bitcoin fund topped $381 million in assets.

Morgan Stanley offices (Sven Piper/Unsplash)

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Live updates: Crypto climbs off worst levels as stock selloff is contained to AI names

While the chipmakers continue their tumble, the DJIA is actually higher by more than 1%, led by Coca-Cola, Walmart, and Home Depot.

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Crypto’s favorite $90 trillion trading product is coming to Wall Street, but big banks are taking it slow

Regulated perpetual futures are officially landing in the U.S., but while agile trading firms and crypto exchanges race to capture massive retail demand, traditional Wall Street banks are holding back until liquidity, rules, and infrastructure mature.

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Fanatics buys regulated exchange in bid to grow prediction markets business

The deal gives Fanatics control of its own prediction market infrastructure as event-based trading gains traction across sports, finance and crypto.

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