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

Ethereum ETFs Pull In $8.7B in First Year After Almost $5B Rush in Past Two Weeks

BlackRock’s spot Ethereum ETF has reached $10 billion in assets, as the broader ETH fund group saw 14 straight days of inflows.

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Markets

Elon Musk’s xAI Partners With Kalshi to Bring Grok to Prediction Markets

The partnership aims to use Grok’s AI to analyze real-world events for Kalshi’s regulated prediction markets.

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Markets

SUI Rebounds After Overnight Sell-Off Amid ETF Momentum

The token rebounded to $3.78 following a heavy overnight dip, as two spot ETF filings hint at rising institutional interest.

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Markets

Tesla’s Bitcoin Holdings Now Worth $1.2B After 30% BTC Price Rally in Q2

A new accounting rule this year lets companies mark crypto assets to market, benefiting Tesla’s balance sheet.

Tesla Gigafactory, Nevada

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Joe McCann Closes Asymmetric Liquid Fund After 'Shifting Away From Liquid Trading'

McCann is shutting down crypto fund after steep losses and shifting his focus to long-term blockchain investments.

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Policy

SEC Approves, Immediately Pauses Bitwise's Bid to Convert BITW Crypto Index Fund to ETF

The SEC has released multiple crypto ETF updates this week, signaling shifting regulatory priorities.

U.S. SEC headquarters in Washington (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin ETFs' 12-Day Inflow Streak Comes to an End as Price Stalls

The spot bitcoin funds on Monday saw outflows of $131 million as speculative interest turned in a big way to altcoins.

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Finance

PNC Bank to Offer Crypto Access Through Coinbase Amid Growing Institutional Demand

The partnership aims to bring crypto trading to PNC clients and banking support to Coinbase, the companies said.

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Polymarket Returning to U.S. with $112M Acquisition After Prosecutors Drop Probe

The crypto betting site is buying a licensed derivatives exchange to regain legal access to U.S. markets.

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

Finance

BitGo Files to Go Public as Crypto Market Surges Past $4 Trillion

The crypto custodian submitted a confidential U.S. listing as interest in public crypto stocks heats up.

Bitgo CEO Mike Belshe (CoinDesk archives)