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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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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Bullish Gets Cautious Outlook from Compass Point

The current valuation is hard to justify, said analyst Ed Engel, initiating coverage with a neutral rating and $45 price target.

Crypto exchange Bullish goes public on the New York Stock Exchange. (CoinDesk/Nik De)

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Trump-Linked American Bitcoin Soars 60%, Targets $2.1B Share Sale After Nasdaq Debut

The company began trading Wednesday under the ticker “ABTC” after completing its merger with Gryphon Digital Mining.

American Bitcoin co-founder Eric Trump at SALT Wyoming in August 2025. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

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Former Grayscale ETF Chief David LaValle to Lead CoinDesk Indices in Institutional Push

LaValle, an ETF veteran, takes over as president of CoinDesk’s indexes and data arm, overseeing benchmarks with $40B in tracked assets.

David LaValle, President of CoinDesk Indices at Consensus 2025 in Toronto.

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Coinbase Equity Futures to Blend Mag 7 Tech Stocks With Crypto ETFs

Mag7 + Crypto Equity Index Futures are coming to the crypto exchange on September 22.

Coinbase (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

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Crypto Exchange Gemini Aims for $2.22B Valuation in U.S. IPO, Seeking to Raise $317M

The Winklevoss-led company plans to sell 16.67M shares at $17–$19 each, tapping a hot IPO market.

Gemini co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss at White House (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin's Rough August Wiped Out Summer Rally; What September Might Bring

There's not an unlimited pool of capital available for crypto, and ether attracted the big money this month.

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Crypto ETF Surge Could Reshape Market, but Many Products May Fail

Regulators have the power to approve the products — currently over 90 of them filed with the SEC — but investors will decide which ones will thrive.

(Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

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Trump-Backed Bitcoin Miner American Bitcoin Targets September Nasdaq Debut

The miner 80% owned by Hut 8 is finalizing a merger with Gryphon ahead of listing. Trump brothers hold the other 20% stake.

Eric and Donald Tump Jr. in New York City in August. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)