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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Mercados

First U.S. XRP Futures ETF Begins Trading on Nasdaq

The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in XRP futures contracts and shares of other XRP-linked exchange-traded products.

Four of the spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds were among the top 20 U.S. ETF launches of all time. (Ivelin Radkov/Getty images)

Regulación

Stablecoins Are About to Hit ‘Critical Mass’ While 2027 Seen as Pivotal Year

At Paxos' NYC event, speakers across four panels agreed that stablecoins are reshaping global finance — with regulation and infrastructure fast catching up.

Panelists at the Paxos Global Dollar Network event in New York City on May 21, 2025. (Global Dollar Network)

Mercados

Bitcoin Overtakes Amazon as the Fifth Largest Asset, Hitting $2.16T Market Cap

Bitcoin rose to a new high of $109,400 on Wednesday before consolidating marginally lower.

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Finanzas

JPMorgan to Allow Clients to Buy Bitcoin, Says Jamie Dimon

A longtime vocal critic of bitcoin, Dimon said the bank he runs will now let clients to buy the crypto.

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Publicidad

Mercados

XRP Futures Start Trading on CME

Spot XRP ETFs are only a matter of time, according to one industry expert.

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Regulación

Eric Trump: 'The Banks Made The Biggest Mistake of Their Lives'

The son of U.S. President Donald Trump spoke at CoinDesk's Consensus conference in Toronto, Canada on Friday.

Eric Trump, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, American Bitcoin speaks at Consensus 2025. (CoinDesk)

Mercados

World Liberty's Stablecoin Now Available on Multiple Networks Via Chainlink

The integration, initially supporting Ethereum and BNB Chain, addresses cross-chain security concerns and aims to expand USD1’s reach, the firms said.

Consensus 2025: Zak Folkman, Eric Trump

Mercados

Market Reaction to Coinbase Hack ‘Overblown,’ Say Analysts as SEC Probe Sinks COIN

Coinbase shares dropped 7% after disclosing a cyberattack and a resurfaced SEC probe on old user metrics.

Coinbase (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

Publicidad

Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

Dave Portnoy Says Meme Coins Are 'Gambling' and Not Built to Last

The Barstool founder opened up about the risks and rush of meme coins at a fireside chat with Bullish CEO Tom Farley.

Consensus 2025: Dave Portnoy, Founder & Chief of Content, Barstool Sports

Mercados

EToro Stock Surges 29% on First Day of Trading

Shares of the stock and crypto trading platform had priced nicely above their expected offering price.

A bull in a field (PublicDomainPictures/Pixabay)