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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Bitcoin Crashes Under $90K as Death Cross Creates 'Extreme Fear' Sentiment

The drop to $89,420 — its lowest level since February — comes just six weeks after prices topped out at a record $126,250, marking a sharp reversal.

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Figure Stock Jumps as Druckenmiller Invests $77M, Analysts Raise Price Targets

Analysts cited Figure’s shift to ‘capital-light’ model and stablecoin launch on the Provenance blockchain.

Duquesne Capital Management founder Stanley Druckenmiller (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

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Cboe to Debut Bitcoin, Ether ‘Perpetual-Style’ Crypto Futures on Dec. 15

The contracts will offer long-term crypto exposure without rollovers, tailored for institutions avoiding offshore risk.

The Cboe Global Markets Inc. building in Chicago (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Figment, OpenTrade and Crypto.com Offer 15% Stablecoin Yield Product for Institutions

The new offering uses SOL staking and futures to deliver returns without price exposure, targeting compliance-minded investors.

Figment co-founder and CEO Lorien Gabel at Consensus in Toronto. (CoinDesk)

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Canary Likely to Hit Pause on New ETF Filings After Launching XRP

The firm’s CEO says it has ‘filed everything that falls under the generic listing standards’ as SEC approval barriers remain high.

Valkyrie CIO Steven McClurg speaks at Bitcoin Miami 2022. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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'No Truth to the Rumor': Michael Saylor Says Strategy Aggressively Accumulating Bitcoin

Amid the continued panicky action in crypto, online chatter suggested Strategy was unloading some of its bitcoin stack, a rumor Executive Chairman Michael Saylor shot down Friday morning.

Strategy Executive Chaiman Michael Saylor (Gage Skidmore / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Modified by CoinDesk)

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Emory University Doubles Down on Bitcoin With $52M Grayscale BTC ETF Stake

The managers of the Georgia university's endowment are showing an inclination towards hard assets, opening a sizable position in a gold ETF as well.

Main quadrangle on Emory University's Druid Hills campus (Wikipedia)

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First XRP Spot ETF Opens for Trade With Canary Capital's XRPC

XRP is the latest token to be wrapped in a spot exchange-traded fund after the introduction of bitcoin and ether funds 2024 and solana just weeks ago.

Canary Capital founder and CEO Steve McClurg (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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UFC to Debut Fan Prediction Scoreboard in Polymarket Deal

TKO inks multi-year pact with Polymarket, bringing real-time sentiment tracking to UFC and Zuffa Boxing broadcasts.

(Rikin Katyal/Unsplash)

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Polymarket's Shayne Coplan: Blockchain Let Him Build a Global Force From His Bedroom

The founder of the prediction marketplace spoke at Cantor Fitzgerald’s crypto, AI and blockchain conference in Miami.

Polymarket founder and CEO Shayne Coplan at CoinDesk's Consensus 2024.