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.

Helene Braun

Latest from Helene Braun


Markets

Cardano Gains 2%, Shrugs Off ETF Delay

ADA rallied to $0.87 on surging volume, ignoring the SEC’s pause on Grayscale’s ETF and hinting at institutional interest.

Cardano’s ADA token climbed 3% to $0.87 in the past 24 hours, according to CoinDesk Analytics data.

Markets

XRP Jumps 6% to Top Market Gainers as Bitcoin Retakes $111K

Solana, dogecoin, and ether also rallied, while CME crypto futures hit $30B in open interest, signaling growing institutional demand.

CoinDesk

Markets

Donald Trump Jr.'s 1789 Capital Takes Stake in Prediction Market Polymarket

Alongside, Trump Jr. will join the Polymarket advisory board.

CoinDesk

Markets

Ether and ETH Treasury Companies Look Undervalued After Plunge: Standard Chartered

Since the beginning of June, ether treasury companies and ETH ETFs have purchased a massive 4.9% of the crypto's circulation, the bank's Geoff Kendrick said.

stepwise increasing stacks of coins pictured against a chart of rising price candles

Advertisement

Markets

Cardano’s ADA Price Finds Support as Hoskinson Talks Markets and Network's Future

ADA traded within a 10% range overnight as investors weighed macro signals and Cardano ecosystem updates.

Consensus 2025: Charles Hoskinson, CEO & Founder, Input Output

Markets

Coinbase, Circle, Strategy, MARA Lead Crypto Stock Post-Rally Sell-Off

Monday's stock declines came following a fast plunge in cryptocurrency prices late Sunday.

CoinDesk

Markets

BNB-Focused Treasury Firm B Strategy Looks to Raise $1B With Backing From CZ's YZi Labs

The hoped-for U.S.-listed company will hold BNB and invest in the BNB ecosystem.

Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao in Rome in May 2022. (Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)

Markets

Grayscale Moves to Convert Avalanche Trust Into Spot ETF

The company's latest SEC filing would allow the Avalanche Trust to trade as a spot ETF with cash redemptions.

(Krzysztof Kowalik/Unsplash)

Advertisement

Tech

Bitcoin Mining Faces 'Incredibly Difficult' Market as Power Becomes the Real Currency

Executives at Jackson Hole’s SALT conference said the old boom-and-bust halving rhythm is breaking down, with survival now tied to cheap power and diversified infrastructure.

Mining machines (GreenBelka/Shutterstock)

Markets

Ethereum Surges to New All-Time High Amid Likely September Rate Cut

The token rose to a fresh record on Coinbase on Friday.

CoinDesk