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

DTCC aiming to make all 1.4 million securities in its custody digitally eligible

The company's Brian Steele suggests the industry giant aims to redefine the limits of tokenization in capital markets.

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Policy

House Democrats slam SEC for dropping crypto cases with Trump ties

In a letter on Thursday, lawmakers accused the SEC of enabling a "pay-to-play" dynamic after dropping cases against Binance, Coinbase, Kraken and Justin Sun.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Michael Saylor's Strategy still has major upside despite 2025 plunge, says TD Cowen

Strategy remains an effective proxy for bitcoin exposure, particularly for investors with a long-term view, analyst Lance Vitanza said.

MicroStrategy

Policy

Crypto bill delay 'may ultimately be constructive' for final product, Benchmark says

Delayed markups could give Congress time to resolve issues that may determine how, and whether, institutions fully enter U.S. crypto markets, broker Benchmark said.

The U.S. Capitol.

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Policy

Coinbase pulls support for major crypto bill. Here's what it means for the industry

Coinbase's withdrawal of its support potentially derails market structure legislation, says an analyst, noting that it's bad for the crypto industry and good for the banks.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)

Markets

More than half of all crypto tokens have failed — and most died in 2025

Over 13.4 million tokens have been erased between mid-2021 and 2025, according to a new analysis by CoinGecko.

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Markets

Bitcoin rallies past $97,000 as investors seek haven assets

The largest cryptocurrency extended its rally, pushing related equities higher as well.

Bitcoin price chart (Source: CoinDesk)

Finance

Visa teams up with BVNK to launch stablecoin payouts

The new feature lets companies send money to digital wallets instantly, even outside banking hours.

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Markets

Bank of America upgrades Coinbase to 'buy' as exchange moves beyond crypto

Bank of America said it recommended investors buy Coinbase's stock, pointing to its new products including weekday equities trading and prediction markets.

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Markets

‘Deeply undervalued’ bitcoin faces continued bear market with no clear upside catalyst

Experts say the next major rally may come only when long-term holders are exhausted, and true institutional capital enters the market.

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