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 Miners Surge Following Microsoft’s $17.4B AI Bet

The big gains for players like Bitfarms, Hut 8 and Cipher Mining came despite lame price action for bitcoin.

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‘Perpetual-Style’ Crypto Futures Coming to U.S. as Cboe Eyes November Launch

Cboe’s new derivatives aim to bring a regulatory-friendly version of perpetual futures to institutional and retail markets.

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Grayscale Files for What Could Be First-Ever U.S. Chainlink ETF

The asset manager's proposed GLNK ETF would convert its existing LINK trust and could include staking if approved.

Chainlink CEO and co-founder Sergey Nazarov

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Ether Enthusiasm Cools as ETFs Shed $505M in 4-Day Slide

The spot bitcoin ETFs saw $284 millions of inflows over the same period, signaling a stark divergence in investor sentiment.

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Ether Leads Crumbling Crypto Prices in Shocking Reversal From Early Rally

Soft U.S. jobs numbers released Friday cemented the case for an imminent Fed rate cut and provided what turned out to be only a brief jolt higher to crypto markets.

Ether has fallen below a key bull market trendline.  (Eva Blue/Unsplash)

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Figma’s $91M Bitcoin Bet Isn’t a ‘Michael Saylor’ Move, CEO Says

CEO Dylan Field distanced the company’s crypto position from evangelist extremes, saying bitcoin is part of a diversified cash approach.

Co-founder & CEO of Figma Dylan Field speaks onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt 2022 on October 20, 2022 in San Francisco, California. (Kimberly White/Getty Images for TechCrunch)

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Trump-Linked American Bitcoin Stock Falls Below IPO Price After 15% Plunge

The bitcoin miner, 80% owned by Hut 8 and 20% by Trump family members, saw its stock slide below its $6.90 IPO price just one day after listing on Nasdaq.

Eric Trump, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, American Bitcoin speaks at Consensus 2025. (CoinDesk)

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Grayscale Launches Ethereum Covered Call ETF as Money Rushes Into ETH Funds

The new ETF, which opens for trade today under the ETCO ticker, aims to use an options strategy to generate income.

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