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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Sui Jumps Nearly 4% After Google Selects It as Launch Partner for AI Payments Protocol

Sui outperformed the broader crypto market following its inclusion in Google’s Agentic Payments Protocol.

SUI rose 4% over the past 24 hours.

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Gemini Shares Slide 6%, Extending Post-IPO Slump to 24%

The crypto exchange's shares soared 64% on debut, but investor enthusiasm has since cooled as profitability remains elusive.

Gemini co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss at White House (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Dogecoin Inches Closer to Wall Street With ETF Set for Launch This Week

The DOJE fund could launch this week, signaling a new phase in crypto's merger with traditional finance, even if ‘utility’ isn’t part of the equation.

Dogecoin price page on Robinhood. (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

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CoreWeave Stock Climbs 5% After $6.3B Cloud Capacity Deal with Nvidia

Nvidia agreed to purchase CoreWeave’s unused data center capacity through 2032.

CoreWeave CEO Michael Intrator testifies before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 08, 2025 in Washington, DC. The tech leaders testified about the global artificial intelligence race and where the United States can remain competitive. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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Polymarket Weighs $9B Valuation Amid User Surge and CFTC Approval: The Information

That would be a massive jump as the betting platform raised funds at just a $1 billion valuation just back in June.

Shayne Coplan, CEO, Polymarket, speaks at Consensus 2024. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk).

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Gemini Stock Jumps 45% in Early Trades After IPO

The Winklevoss-led crypto exchange had sold 15.2 million shares, raising $425 million.

 Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss at the White House in July 2025. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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CleanCore Solutions' DOGE Holdings Top 500M; Shares Rise 13%

The company aims to amass a 1 billion dogecoin treasury within 30 days, with backing from Pantera Capital and FalconX.

DOGE (Virginia Marinova/Unsplash)

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BlackRock Weighs Tokenized ETFs on Blockchain in Push Beyond Treasuries: Report

The world’s largest asset manager is exploring putting exchange-traded funds on chain, sources told Bloomberg.

BlackRock sign outside San Francisco office building

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Rising Jobless Claims Eclipse Inflation Data as Recession Fears Resurface

Initial jobless claims surged to 263,000 last week — the highest in 4 years — signaling weakening growth and bringing stagflation fears to the forefront.

(Chris Hondros/Newsmakers via Getty Images)

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‘The Ingredients Are All There’: Solana May Be Set to Soar, Says Bitwise

With ETF filings, major treasury buys, and a lightning-fast upgrade coming, Solana is drawing comparisons to early bitcoin, says Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan.

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan (Suzanne Cordiero/CoinDesk/Shutterstock)