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

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)

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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.

Markets

XRP Jumps 6% to Top Market Gainers as Bitcoin Retakes $111K

Solana, dogecoin, and ether also rallied, while CME crypto futures hit $30B in open interest, signaling growing institutional demand.

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Donald Trump Jr.'s 1789 Capital Takes Stake in Prediction Market Polymarket

Alongside, Trump Jr. will join the Polymarket advisory board.

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Ether and ETH Treasury Companies Look Undervalued After Plunge: Standard Chartered

Since the beginning of June, ether treasury companies and ETH ETFs have purchased a massive 4.9% of the crypto's circulation, the bank's Geoff Kendrick said.

stepwise increasing stacks of coins pictured against a chart of rising price candles

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Cardano’s ADA Price Finds Support as Hoskinson Talks Markets and Network's Future

ADA traded within a 10% range overnight as investors weighed macro signals and Cardano ecosystem updates.

Consensus 2025: Charles Hoskinson, CEO & Founder, Input Output

Markets

Coinbase, Circle, Strategy, MARA Lead Crypto Stock Post-Rally Sell-Off

Monday's stock declines came following a fast plunge in cryptocurrency prices late Sunday.

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