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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Gemini Stock Jumps 45% in Early Trades After IPO

The Winklevoss-led crypto exchange had sold 15.2 million shares, raising $425 million.

 Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss at the White House in July 2025. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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CleanCore Solutions' DOGE Holdings Top 500M; Shares Rise 13%

The company aims to amass a 1 billion dogecoin treasury within 30 days, with backing from Pantera Capital and FalconX.

DOGE (Virginia Marinova/Unsplash)

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BlackRock Weighs Tokenized ETFs on Blockchain in Push Beyond Treasuries: Report

The world’s largest asset manager is exploring putting exchange-traded funds on chain, sources told Bloomberg.

BlackRock sign outside San Francisco office building

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Rising Jobless Claims Eclipse Inflation Data as Recession Fears Resurface

Initial jobless claims surged to 263,000 last week — the highest in 4 years — signaling weakening growth and bringing stagflation fears to the forefront.

(Chris Hondros/Newsmakers via Getty Images)

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‘The Ingredients Are All There’: Solana May Be Set to Soar, Says Bitwise

With ETF filings, major treasury buys, and a lightning-fast upgrade coming, Solana is drawing comparisons to early bitcoin, says Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan.

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan (Suzanne Cordiero/CoinDesk/Shutterstock)

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Grayscale Seeks SEC Nod for Bitcoin Cash and Hedera ETFs

Tuesday’s filings follow paperwork on Monday to convert the Grayscale Chainlink Trust into an exchange-traded fund.

Grayscale ad (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Miners Surge Following Microsoft’s $17.4B AI Bet

The big gains for players like Bitfarms, Hut 8 and Cipher Mining came despite lame price action for bitcoin.

(Shane McLendon/Unsplash)

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‘Perpetual-Style’ Crypto Futures Coming to U.S. as Cboe Eyes November Launch

Cboe’s new derivatives aim to bring a regulatory-friendly version of perpetual futures to institutional and retail markets.

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