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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Bitcoin Regains$ 117K Level As Fresh Economic Data Flags Weak Growth

Crypto markets began what is historically their strongest quarter on a positive note.

Bitcoin (BTC) price today (CoinDesk Data)

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Coinbase’s Bitcoin-Backed Loans Surpass $1B as Exchange Prepares to Lift Borrowing Cap

The crypto exchange said it plans to raise its borrowing cap from $1 million to $5 million.

Coinbase logo shown on a laptop screen

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SUI Declines 3% as $144M Token Unlock Spurs Selloff

The token slipped from $3.32 to $3.21 in the past 24 hours, underperforming the broader market.

SUI slipped 3% over the past 24 hours.

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Robinhood Eyes Global Expansion of Prediction Markets After U.S. Debut: Bloomberg

The retail trading platform is exploring launches in the UK and Europe after teaming up with Kalshi in August.

Robinhood logo on a mobile phone. (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

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Here’s What Happens to Solana, Litecoin ETFs in U.S. Government Shutdown

Issuers race against the clock as SEC faces possible furloughs and decision deadlines pile up in October.

(Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

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SEC Tells Issuers to Pull 19b-4s; ETFs Could Be Approved ‘Absurdly Fast’

A recent rule change allows exchanges to list crypto ETFs without individual SEC review, streamlining the process, with approval potentially happening any day.

SEC (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Surges Above $114K as Traders Look Ahead to 'Uptober'

Following last week's big swoon, crypto markets returned to tracking gains in stocks and gold.

CoinDesk

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Abu Dhabi Royal-Backed Fund MGX Buys 15% of TikTok U.S. Business in Major Stake Deal: Report

MGX, which previously bought $2 billion of World Liberty Financial's USD1, and Oracle will control nearly half of TikTok’s U.S. arm as American firms secure majority ownership.

Donald Trump (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Avalanche's AVAX Extends Weekly Losses to 18% as Institutional Backing Fails to Lift Market

AVAX tumbled alongside the rest of the crypto market, extending a weeklong slide despite Anthony Scaramucci-backed AVAX One’s rebrand.

AVAX slides further in the past 24 hours.

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Riot Platforms Gets Double Upgrade on AI Pivot as JPMorgan, Citi Hike Targets

Alongside, JPMorgan downgraded IREN and CleanSpark

Racks of crypto mining machines.