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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Wall Street veteran Don Wilson says regulators are getting perps all wrong

DRW CEO Don Wilson says perpetual futures aren't inherently risky crypto gambling tools, and it’s time traditional markets and regulators start embracing them.

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BlackRock, Fidelity, other Wall Street giants back the Clarity Act

BlackRock, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, Goldman Sachs and SoFi have publicly endorsed the crypto market structure bill as the Senate's timeline tightens.

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Morgan Stanley debuts ether, solana exchange-traded products after bitcoin fund success

The asset manager is offering low-cost ETH and SOL exchange-traded products after its bitcoin fund topped $381 million in assets.

Morgan Stanley offices (Sven Piper/Unsplash)

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Live updates: Crypto climbs off worst levels as stock selloff is contained to AI names

While the chipmakers continue their tumble, the DJIA is actually higher by more than 1%, led by Coca-Cola, Walmart, and Home Depot.

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Crypto’s favorite $90 trillion trading product is coming to Wall Street, but big banks are taking it slow

Regulated perpetual futures are officially landing in the U.S., but while agile trading firms and crypto exchanges race to capture massive retail demand, traditional Wall Street banks are holding back until liquidity, rules, and infrastructure mature.

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Fanatics buys regulated exchange in bid to grow prediction markets business

The deal gives Fanatics control of its own prediction market infrastructure as event-based trading gains traction across sports, finance and crypto.

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Live updates: Bitcoin gives up early gains, holds near $65,000 as AI stocks skid

CoinEx's Jeff Ko sees bitcoin staying range-bound near $65,000 while retreating oil, a 4.7% 10-year yield and a week of mega-cap earnings set the tone.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on Monday, July 27 (CoinDesk)

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Goldman Sachs CEO backs Clarity Act despite banking industry's concerns over stablecoin rules

The Goldman Sachs CEO said the crypto market structure bill would create a more stable regulatory framework, breaking with other major bank leaders who oppose key stablecoin provisions.

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon at the Liberty World forum in Palm Beach. (CoinDesk)

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Live markets: Bitcoin slides as stocks slump on Iran war expansion, AI spending concern

Chipmaker Intel's revenue beat helped ease sentiment after a bruising session for tech stocks, with bitcoin holding near $65,000.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on Thursday (CoinDesk)

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Tesla holds bitcoin treasury steady, reports $112M impairment loss

The electric vehicle maker maintained its 11,509 BTC treasury through the second quarter as bitcoin declined 14%, alongside mixed earnings that beat revenue expectations but missed on profit.

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