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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Mercados

State Street and Galaxy to Launch Tokenized Liquidity Fund on Solana in 2026

The fund will run on Solana at launch and use PYUSD.

State Street building in London (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Mercados

Bitcoin Swings Wildly as Fed's Powell Straddles Labor Market and Inflation Issues

"Powell is threading the needle between their two mandates," said one analyst.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on Dec. 10 (CoinDesk)

Regulación

Paxful Pleads Guilty to Aiding Crime, Ignoring AML Laws

The DOJ said the firm knowingly facilitated illicit trades tied to sex work, sanctions evasion, and fraud, earning millions in fees while ignoring U.S. law.

CoinDesk

Mercados

GameStop Posted $9.4M Loss on Bitcoin Holdings in Q3

The firm has not announced any new bitcoin purchases since May, when it bought 4,710 BTC.

Gamestop location

Publicidad

Tecnología

Blockstream Connects Lightning and Liquid for Faster, Private Bitcoin Payments

The new update enables trustless swaps between Lightning and Liquid, removing technical hurdles for fast, self-custodial BTC spending, the company said.

Adam Back, CEO Blockstream (CoinDesk/Personae Digital)

Mercados

Proposed ‘AfterDark’ Bitcoin ETF Would Skip U.S. Trading Hours

The fund would hold bitcoin only overnight, betting on data showing bitcon gains mostly occur outside regular market hours.

Bitcoin and ether sink to multi-month lows (Getty Images/Unsplash+)

Mercados

Michael Saylor Urges Middle East to Become the 'Switzerland of Bitcoin Banking'

The executive chairman of Strategy pitched BTC-backed banking and yield products as a $200 trillion opportunity at the Bitcoin MENA conference.

Michael Saylor, Executive Chairman of Strategy (MSTR)

Regulación

Most Influential: Don Jr., Eric and Barron Trump

The sons of U.S. President Donald Trump have capitalized on their family name and crypto’s political momentum, carving out a profitable niche for themselves in the booming industry.

Eric Trump, Barron Trump, Donald Trump Jr.

Publicidad

Finanzas

PNC Bank Rolls Out Spot Bitcoin Access for Private Clients After 2025 Reveal

The Coinbase-backed feature, first announced in July, lets PNC clients buy, sell and hold bitcoin directly in their digital banking accounts.

(Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

Finanzas

Crypto Wallet Firm Exodus Bets on Stablecoins for Real-World Payments With 2026 App

The company launched Exodus Pay, which aims to remove crypto friction by letting users send, spend, and earn with stablecoins from one app.

(Brian J. Tromp/Unsplash)