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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Policy

Jane Street asks court to reject Terraform claims tied to UST-LUNA crash

A filing Thursday said the lawsuit rehashes events already settled in court and seeks damages for losses caused by internal misconduct.

Terraform founder Do Kwon (Filip Filipovic/Getty Images)

Markets

Crypto giant GSR launches its first ETF to give investors an easy way to bet on the big 3 tokens

GSR is entering the asset management space with a new Nasdaq-listed ETF that actively manages a basket of bitcoin, ether and solana while offering investors a chance to earn staking yields.

The cuts came in the third quarter. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Prediction markets are the new secret weapon for Coinbase and Robinhood growth

Cantor Fitzgerald analysts said the market is treating recent trading slumps as old news, shifting focus instead toward prediction markets and new product launches to drive the next leg of growth for Coinbase and Robinhood.

Coinbase (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto's massive exploit may force big banks to rethink their blockchain plans, Jefferies warns

The $293 million Kelp DAO exploit has exposed critical infrastructure risks, leading Jefferies to suggest that traditional financial firms may pause their blockchain initiatives to prioritize security.

Wall Street (Shutterstock)

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Markets

Kalshi takes on Coinbase, Robinhood with new plan to offer crypto perpetual futures: The Information

Prediction market platform Kalshi is moving onto Coinbase’s turf by launching crypto perpetual futures, aiming to capture the massive demand for digital asset derivatives within a regulated U.S. framework.

Kalshi App (Getty Images)

Finance

European banks are at risk of losing customers to rivals with better crypto tools

A new study found that while European investors find crypto complex, they are increasingly willing to switch banks to find a trusted partner that offers secure and regulated digital asset services.

European Union Flag (Christian Lue / Unsplash / Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Almost 80% of Japan's institutional investors plan to buy crypto within 3 years, survey finds

A survey by Nomura reveals that roughly 80% of Japan's investment professionals plan to allocate up to 5% of their portfolios to digital assets by 2029.

Japan flag in front of a building (Roméo A./Unsplash)

Markets

The cheapest bitcoin ETF yet: Morgan Stanley uses 0.14% fee to draw $100 million in first week

Morgan Stanley’s new MSBT fund has quickly attracted over $100 million by offering the market's lowest fees, sparking a fresh wave of competition from rivals like Goldman Sachs.

Morgan Stanley offices (Sven Piper/Unsplash)

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Policy

The CLARITY Act breakthrough: Why JPMorgan says the U.S. crypto rulebook is ‘close to completion’

Analysts at the bank say negotiations for the CLARITY Act are reaching a final breakthrough as lawmakers resolve long-standing disputes over stablecoin rewards and agency oversight.

U.S. Capitol, the seat of Congress in Washington (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Why Morgan Stanley's CFO sees tokenization as the next big step for its multi-trillion wealth business

Morgan Stanley CFO Sharon Yeshaya says the bank is eyeing a "tokenized world" where blockchain technology allows client assets and liabilities to move more efficiently across its wealth management platform.

Sharon Yeshaya (Morgan Stanley)