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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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Rises Again as Altcoins Outperform

Bitcoin is back above $62K and investors are pumping more money into crypto funds.

Close-up of horns on a black bull against a dark background. (Coindesk archives)

Finance

NFT Tied to Rare Whiskey Cask Auctions for $2.3M

Specialty NFT marketplace Metacask said the sale sets a new record for the whiskey barrel auction block.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Retreats From All-Time High; Ether Outperforms

The ETF enthusiasm has faded but some investors expect pullbacks to remain limited for the remainder of the year.

Bitcoin retreats from all-time high.

Finance

SBF, The Weeknd Join Board of Tom Brady’s NFT Platform

Brady is already an investor in FTX; Sam Bankman-Fried will now be on the board of Autograph.

Abel Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd (Leon Bennett/WireImage)

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Markets

After Bitcoin’s All-Time High, What’s Next?

It took six months for BTC to surpass its all-time high of almost $65,000 reached in April. Now, with the cryptocurrency’s price already pushing toward $67,000, market analysts are setting even more bullish price targets.

Analysts are looking skyward as the map out bitcoin's price trajectory. (NASA, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Market Wrap: Analysts Expect Further Upside After Bitcoin Hits All-Time High

The “theme of $100K BTC” has returned, one analyst says.

Sequans acquired 370 BTC initially and aims to accumulate over 3,000 BTC(Shutterstock)

Markets

Market Wrap: ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF Rises in Trading Debut, Sending BTC Higher

Bitcoin hits a six-month high as the first bitcoin futures ETF to list in the U.S. completes its initial day on the market.

BITO 24-hour price chart (CoinDesk, TradingView)

Policy

Former SEC Official Expects More Bitcoin ETF Approvals

Lisa Bragança said the agency doesn’t want to have just one.

Former SEC attorney Lisa Bragança on CoinDesk TV (Screenshot/CoinDesk)

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Tech

Decentraland Books Deadmau5, Paris Hilton and More for Metaverse Music Festival

The four-day “Metaverse Festival” starts Oct. 21.

Deadmau5 performs at SoFi Stadium on July 17, 2021 in Inglewood, California. (Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)

Finance

Visa Launching NFT Program to Support Digital Artists

The financial services giant is partnering with Aku creator and former Major League Baseball player Micah Johnson, who once sold $1 million worth of art in one minute.

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