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 See Record $12.8B Inflows in July as Market Rallies to New Highs

The crypto market, as tracked by the CoinDesk 20 Index, jumped over 21% in July.

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Finance

Coinbase Increases Bitcoin Holdings, Plans Tokenized Stocks in U.S.

The announcement comes amid the exchange posting a disappointing second-quarter with shares down more than 6% in post-market trading.

Coinbase (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

Markets

Coinbase Stock Tumbles 7% After Disappointing Q2 Results

The company posted total revenue of $1.5 billion, lower than the $1.59 billion that analysts had expected.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong speaking to House Speaker Mike Johnson on July 18, 2025. (Jesse Hamilton, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Tech Darling Figma Soars 198% Following IPO; Holds $70M in Bitcoin ETF

The developer of design software previously disclosed ownership of $70 million of Bitwise's BITB, with plans to buy another $30 million in bitcoin.

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Markets

Robinhood's Strong Q2 Fails to Sway Cautious Wall Street Analysts

Having nearly tripled in price from the April lows, the stock received a number of modest price target hikes, but no ratings upgrades.

DeFi is battered and bruised, but not dead (Unsplash)

Markets

Grayscale Launches Trust for Story Protocol to Tap Into $80T Intellectual Property Market

The new Grayscale Story Trust offers investors exposure to $IP, the token powering programmable digital rights on blockchain.

Grayscale ad (Grayscale)

Markets

Robinhood Q2 Earnings Beat Expectations as Crypto Volumes Climb and Bitstamp Deal Pays Off

Robinhood posted $160 million in revenue from crypto-related trading and $989 million in overall revenue, outpacing expectations as acquisitions are reshaping the firm.

Robinhood website (PiggyBank/ Unsplash/ Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Coinbase Q2 Earnings Preview: Wall Street Split on Trading Slump vs. Services Growth

Analysts forecast weak second quarter trading volumes for Coinbase but diverge on the stock outlook amid regulatory momentum.

Coinbase (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

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Markets

SEC Approves In-Kind Redemptions for All Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs

The decision allows authorized participants to create and redeem ETF shares directly in BTC or ETH, rather than having to use cash.

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

Markets

DOGE, SOL and XRP Lead Altcoin Losses as Rate Jitters and Leverage Unwind Hit Crypto

Heavy declines across altcoins extended into a second week, while bitcoin and ether showed relative strength amid growing macro uncertainty.

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