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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Core Scientific turns lower after Q4 results disappoint

Riot Platforms topped revenue estimates as it reported earnings for the final three months of 2025.

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Bitcoin’s 5% spike higher Monday driven by short-covering, not fresh buying, says analyst

Market data show rising open interest and large liquidation clusters around $65,000 and above $70,000, underscoring that the rally may be fragile without stronger spot demand

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Nasdaq follows Cboe joining world of 'binary bets' as prediction market craze hits Wall Street

The exchange has filed a proposal with the SEC to list yes-or-no bets on the Nasdaq-100 amid continued demand for prediction markets.

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Finance

Bitcoin losing trillions in value hasn't stopped traditional giants' interest in digital assets sector

At the iConnections conference in Miami this week, allocators signaled digital assets are now a core sleeve in alternatives.

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What early Bitcoin architect Adam Back thinks of this cycle

Cited in the 2008 Bitcoin white paper, Back argued volatility is typical even as regulatory clarity and institutional access expands.

Blockstream CEO Adam Back at Consensus Hong Kong in February (CoinDesk/Personae Digital)

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Endowment funds eye crypto allocations amid tougher return outlook for traditional investments

Lower expected gains from traditional assets have prompted some funds to test bitcoin and ether exposure to diversify portfolios.

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Wall Street’s big blockchain win: SEC gives WisdomTree the green light for instant, around-the-clock trading

The move adds momentum to the $10 billion large tokenized Treasury market led by BlackRock, Circle and others.

Jonathan Steinberg (left), CEO, WisdomTree, and Kevin Reynolds, editor-in-chief, CoinDesk (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Coinbase adds stock, ETF trading as it expands beyond crypto

The move pits Coinbase against Robinhood as it pushes to become an “everything exchange.”

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong speaking to House Speaker Mike Johnson on July 18, 2025. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin pops then drops as Supreme Court strikes down Trump tariffs

As has been typical in crypto markets of late, even the most modest move higher was met with immediate selling.

Donald Trump points at the audience during a press conference at the White House.

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Goldman Sachs, Franklin Templeton, and Nicki Minaj: Inside Trump’s surreal Mar-a-Lago crypto summit

Crypto, real estate and politics collided at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club as insiders debated tokenization and regulation.

World Liberty Forum at Mar-a-Lago. (WLFI)