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

Crypto ETFs Enter Maturity Phase as IRS and SEC Actions Drive Rapid Expansion of Products

Staking guidance, broader listing standards and new index tools show how crypto ETFs are becoming core holdings.

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Finance

Bullish Swings to Profit in Third Quarter After Adding Options, U.S. Spot Trading

Shares of the company rose 2% in pre-market trading.

Crypto exchange Bullish goes public on the New York Stock Exchange. (Aoyon Ashraf/Modified by CoinDesk))

Markets

Kraken Scores $800M Raise Backed by $200M Citadel Securities Investment

The funding, which values Kraken at $20B, accelerates plans to integrate traditional markets with crypto infrastructure across multiple regions.

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Markets

Bitcoin Crashes Under $90K as Death Cross Creates 'Extreme Fear' Sentiment

The drop to $89,420 — its lowest level since February — comes just six weeks after prices topped out at a record $126,250, marking a sharp reversal.

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Markets

Figure Stock Jumps as Druckenmiller Invests $77M, Analysts Raise Price Targets

Analysts cited Figure’s shift to ‘capital-light’ model and stablecoin launch on the Provenance blockchain.

Duquesne Capital Management founder Stanley Druckenmiller (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

Markets

Cboe to Debut Bitcoin, Ether ‘Perpetual-Style’ Crypto Futures on Dec. 15

The contracts will offer long-term crypto exposure without rollovers, tailored for institutions avoiding offshore risk.

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

Markets

Figment, OpenTrade and Crypto.com Offer 15% Stablecoin Yield Product for Institutions

The new offering uses SOL staking and futures to deliver returns without price exposure, targeting compliance-minded investors.

Figment co-founder and CEO Lorien Gabel at Consensus in Toronto. (CoinDesk)

Markets

Canary Likely to Hit Pause on New ETF Filings After Launching XRP

The firm’s CEO says it has ‘filed everything that falls under the generic listing standards’ as SEC approval barriers remain high.

Valkyrie CIO Steven McClurg speaks at Bitcoin Miami 2022. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Markets

'No Truth to the Rumor': Michael Saylor Says Strategy Aggressively Accumulating Bitcoin

Amid the continued panicky action in crypto, online chatter suggested Strategy was unloading some of its bitcoin stack, a rumor Executive Chairman Michael Saylor shot down Friday morning.

Strategy Executive Chaiman Michael Saylor (Gage Skidmore / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Emory University Doubles Down on Bitcoin With $52M Grayscale BTC ETF Stake

The managers of the Georgia university's endowment are showing an inclination towards hard assets, opening a sizable position in a gold ETF as well.

Main quadrangle on Emory University's Druid Hills campus (Wikipedia)