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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SoftBank Is Buying Bitcoin Again, After $130M Loss in 2018. Is This Time Different?

SoftBank returns to crypto years after founder Masayoshi Son lost $130M on bitcoin.

SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son in Japan in 2025. (Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)

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Strategy Stock Could Climb as New Rival Twenty One Validates Its Bitcoin Strategy

TD Cowen says launch of Twenty One could shift institutional sentiment and validate MSTR’s long-term bitcoin strategy.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor at the Digital Asset Summit in New York City on March 20, 2025. (Nikhilesh De)

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CME to Roll Out XRP Futures as Interest and Adoption in XRP Grows

The contracts are set to debut on May 19, pending regulatory approval.

CME Group Headquarters (CoinDesk Archives)

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Bitcoin Holding Near $87K While Stocks Slump a 'Strong Sign' of Maturing BTC Sentiment

The top cryptocurrency has never held so well with volatility being so high, according to macroeconomic expert Lawrence McDonald.

Bull and bear (Credit: Shutterstock)

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Strategy’s Bitcoin Buying Spree Has Minimal Impact on Prices, TD Cowen Says

TD Cowen analysts evaluated the Strategy’s treasury activity against bitcoin trading volume and price action over the past six months.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor standing. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk))

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Canary Capital Files for Tron ETF With Staking Capabilities

The Securities and Exchange just days ago postponed its decision on Grayscale’s request to add staking to its ethereum ETF products.

Canary Capital founder and CEO Steve McClurg (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Is About to be Hit With 'Significant Volatility' Imminently, CryptoQuant Warns

Historical data shows big moves from 3–6 month holders often precede major price swings.

(Austin Hervias/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin in Standstill at $85K as Trump Increases Pressure on Fed's Powell

A sharp plunge in the Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index coupled with rising prices added to U.S. stagflation fears amid the tariff war.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on April 17 (CoinDesk)

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Crypto Stock Tracking ETF Coming Soon From VanEck

The VanEck Onchain Economy ETF (NODE) is expected to start trading on May 14th with a management fee of 0.69%.

Jan van Eck, president and CEO of asset manager VanEck, speaks at Consensus Invest 2018 (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Rally Short-Circuited as Fed Chair Powell Raises Stagflation Fear

"We may find ourselves in the challenging scenario in which our dual-mandate goals are in tension," said Powell of the effect of the Trump tariffs.

Photo of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell