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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BlackRock Bitcoin ETF in August Got on DTCC Site That Just Belatedly Moved Markets

The price of bitcoin surged on Monday after BlackRock’s proposed ETF showed up on the DTCC’s website and dropped when it vanished Tuesday.

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Co-Founder of Paradigm, a Top Crypto Investor, Steps Down as Managing Partner to Focus on Science

Fred Ehrsam, who will be a general partner instead, said he wants to devote more time to “explore areas of science" that he's passionate about.

Paradigm co-founder Fred Ehrsam (Brady Dale/CoinDesk)

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Grayscale Partners With FTSE Russell for New Crypto Indexes Business

Five benchmarks will track the performance of different categories of crypto assets.

Michael Sonnenshein (CoinDesk)

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‘Oh, Yes’: Accounting Prof Says Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX Definitely Mishandled Customers' Money

For starters, customer funds were behind a majority of FTX’s investment into Scaramucci’s SkyBridge Capital, Peter Easton testifies.

Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO, FTX and Christine Lee, Lead Anchor, CoinDesk

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Bahamian Prime Minister Asked Sam Bankman-Fried to Give His Son Advice on NFT Project

An email mentioning NFTs from Philip Davis was presented in court on Tuesday as part of prosecutors’ fraud case against the FTX founder.

Bahamian Prime Minister Philip Davis, right, meets Pope Francis (Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images)

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SBF Trial: Crypto Lender BlockFi Believed Alameda Was Solvent Given Balance Sheet It Was Shown, CEO Testifies

BlockFi lost “a little over a billion dollars” due to its involvement with FTX and Alameda Research, Zac Prince said.

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince (right) (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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SBF Trial: Defense Counsel's Cross-Examination of Star Prosecution Witness Meandered

Mark Cohen bumbled at times, asking Caroline Ellison to repeat much of the same information she told prosecutors in testimony the day before.

Ex-Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison at the federal courthouse in Manhattan (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Chinese Bribes, Thai Prostitutes and an End to the Lies: Caroline Ellison’s Explosive Second Day of Testimony Against Sam Bankman-Fried

The former Alameda Research CEO wept on the witness stand during her second day of testimony in Sam Bankman-Fried's fraud trial.

Caroline Ellison, the government's star witness in their case against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, leaving court on Tuesday, Oct. 11 following her first day of testimony. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Star Witness Caroline Ellison Says Sam Bankman-Fried Directed Her to Commit Fraud

“I sent balance sheets at the direction of Sam [Bankman-Fried] that made Alameda’s balances look less risky to investors,” Ellison testified.

Ex-Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison exits the courthouse after testifying in Sam Bankman-Fried's trial on Oct. 10, 2023 (Elizabeth Napolitano/CoinDesk)

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The DOJ Has Come Out Swinging in the Sam Bankman-Fried Trial

Alameda owed FTX $11 billion it didn’t have.

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