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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State Street targets stablecoin reserve boom with new money market fund

The asset manager joins BlackRock, Franklin Templeton and others competing to manage reserves backing the growing stablecoin market.

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BlackRock's new bitcoin income fund offers cash flow alongside BTC exposure

After IBIT's $49 billion success, BlackRock says clients are increasingly seeking ways to earn income from long-term bitcoin holdings.

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Live markets: Bitcoin falls below $66,000 as SpaceX rallies on Cursor agreement

Ether, XRP, Solana and Hyperliquid funds all took in money, but bitcoin's outflow was really just Grayscale's GBTC.

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‘Crypto spring’ is here, says one analyst after bitcoin's key signals turn bullish

Standard Chartered analyst Geoffrey Kendrick's bullish call comes as spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund inflows return, oil prices fall and Coinbase's CEO says bitcoin likely bottomed near $60,000.

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Kraken debuts U.S. perpetual futures as crypto derivatives move onshore

Perpetual futures generated more than $60 trillion in volume last year, according to the crypto exchange, largely outside the U.S.

Payward and Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi. (CoinDesk)

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Perpetual futures could become crypto's next ETF moment

John Palmer, head of derivatives at Kraken, said he expects sophisticated traders to lead adoption of newly approved U.S. perpetual futures, with broader institutional participation likely to follow over time.

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Elon Musk's SpaceX soars 20% in blockbuster Nasdaq debut

The stock was trading above $160 in volatile action after last night's IPO at $135.

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Live updates: SpaceX rallies nearly 20% in first session, while bitcoin trades shy of $64,000

Crypto firmed across the board following the largest equity listing in history. The token most tied to Elon Musk traded right in line with the market.

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Elon Musk's SpaceX prices shares at $135, raising $75 billion in largest-ever IPO

The company's fully diluted value will be about $1.8 trillion, with the stock set to open for trade on Friday on the Nasdaq.

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Citi opens new route into private markets with tokenized share offering

The bank said it is using blockchain technology to connect investors with private company equity through digital depositary receipts.

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