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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Markets

Dogecoin ETF Race Joined by 21Shares

Grayscale and Bitwise have both previously filed regulatory paperwork for a spot ETF backed by DOGE.

Ophelia Snyder, Co-Founder, 21Shares, at Consensus 2024 by CoinDesk, Austin, USA  (CoinDesk)

Policy

SEC Approves Trading of Ether ETF Options

The regulator had initially postponed a decision back in February but ETF analyst James Seyffart said the approval wasn’t a surprise.

Acting SEC Chair Mark Uyeda (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Strategy's 25% Gain Leads as Crypto Stocks Soar on Trump Tariff Pause

The president earlier Wednesday announced a pause in his punitive reciprocal tariffs for all countries except China.

Crypto market breadth improves. (ArtTower/Pixabay)

Markets

Tokenized Funds' Rapid Growth Comes With Red Flags: Moody's

The credit agency highlighted concerns over operational fragility, blockchain vulnerabilities and patchy regulation.

(Shubham Dhage / Unsplash)

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Markets

Cboe Set to Debut New Bitcoin Futures With FTSE Russell

The crypto arm of the Chicago Board of Options Exchange said that the launch comes at a pivotal moment as demand for crypto exposure grows.

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

Markets

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Says Further 20% Market Drop Is Possible

Fink, who spoke at the The Economic Club of New York on Monday, said that he still sees the current drawdown as a “buying opportunity.”

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink in New York in 2022 (Photo by Thos Robinson/Getty Images for The New York Times)

Markets

Jamie Dimon Warns Tariffs Could Prompt Inflation, Global Economic Downfall

The CEO of JPMorgan Chase wrote a note to shareholders on Monday, voicing concerns about President Donald Trump’s tariff policy.

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon (CoinDesk)

Finance

Circle’s IPO Filing Tests Crypto Market Confidence After Trump’s Tariff Shock

Circle’s long-awaited IPO filing reignites hopes for crypto listings, but shaky markets and weak financials raise doubts.

(Yorgos Ntrahas/Unsplash)

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Markets

Avalanche's AVAX Could Rise 10-Fold by 2029: Standard Chartered

Improved scalability should drive activity and value to the Avalanche network, said Geoff Kendrick.

The Avalanche booth at HBC 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin ETFs Could See $3B in Q2 Inflows Even Without Price Recovery, Says Analyst

The spot funds managed net inflows in the first quarter despite declining prices, but how much was true demand and how much was arbitrage remains in question.