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

Trump-Linked American Bitcoin Soars 60%, Targets $2.1B Share Sale After Nasdaq Debut

The company began trading Wednesday under the ticker “ABTC” after completing its merger with Gryphon Digital Mining.

American Bitcoin co-founder Eric Trump at SALT Wyoming in August 2025. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

Finance

Former Grayscale ETF Chief David LaValle to Lead CoinDesk Indices in Institutional Push

LaValle, an ETF veteran, takes over as president of CoinDesk’s indexes and data arm, overseeing benchmarks with $40B in tracked assets.

David LaValle, President of CoinDesk Indices at Consensus 2025 in Toronto.

Markets

Coinbase Equity Futures to Blend Mag 7 Tech Stocks With Crypto ETFs

Mag7 + Crypto Equity Index Futures are coming to the crypto exchange on September 22.

Coinbase (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

Markets

Crypto Exchange Gemini Aims for $2.22B Valuation in U.S. IPO, Seeking to Raise $317M

The Winklevoss-led company plans to sell 16.67M shares at $17–$19 each, tapping a hot IPO market.

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

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Bitcoin's Rough August Wiped Out Summer Rally; What September Might Bring

There's not an unlimited pool of capital available for crypto, and ether attracted the big money this month.

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Markets

Crypto ETF Surge Could Reshape Market, but Many Products May Fail

Regulators have the power to approve the products — currently over 90 of them filed with the SEC — but investors will decide which ones will thrive.

Traders on the New York Stock Exchange (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Markets

Trump-Backed Bitcoin Miner American Bitcoin Targets September Nasdaq Debut

The miner 80% owned by Hut 8 is finalizing a merger with Gryphon ahead of listing. Trump brothers hold the other 20% stake.

Eric and Donald Tump Jr. in New York City in August. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Finance

Chainlink and Pyth Selected to Deliver U.S. Economic Data on Blockchain

Chainlink's LINK and Pyth's token surged after they announced that they will deliver official macroeconomic data feeds from the U.S. Commerce Department on blockchain.

Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov

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Nvidia Shares Edge Lower After Earnings Beat; Cryptocurrencies Little-Changed

Bitcoin and other cryptos showed some volatility, but were mostly flat in the minutes following the report.

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Cardano Gains 2%, Shrugs Off ETF Delay

ADA rallied to $0.87 on surging volume, ignoring the SEC’s pause on Grayscale’s ETF and hinting at institutional interest.

Cardano’s ADA token climbed 3% to $0.87 in the past 24 hours, according to CoinDesk Analytics data.