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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Finance

Live updates: Bitcoin flirts with $64,000 as stocks start strong in August

ARP Digital’s Yusuf Fakhro said bitcoin’s weakness reflects stalled participation more than forced selling, with ETF flows turning negative, CME open interest back at 2023 levels and Strategy idle for a fifth straight week.

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Markets

Quantum computing nears commercial breakthrough, IBM CEO says

Arvind Krishna said quantum computing will begin generating meaningful revenue before the decade ends as investment in the sector accelerates, in an interview on CNBC.

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Markets

Coinbase's weak quarter leaves Wall Street split on timing of a recovery

Most analysts blamed a weak crypto market for Coinbase's earnings miss, though opinions diverged on when trading activity will recover.

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Coinbase sinks 5% after missing second-quarter revenue estimates

The company reported $1.22 billion in overall revenue, down from $1.5 billion in the year prior.

Coinbase (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

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Institutional crypto trading hits a record 72% as Wall Street calms crypto's wild swings

A new report from market maker Wintermute found that institutions now dominate crypto trading, driving lower volatility, selective altcoin flows and growth in tokenized assets.

Wall Street street signs (Chenyu Guan/Unsplash)

Tech

Live updates: Bitcoin holds above $64,000 as Nasdaq surges on AI trade comeback

The Nasdaq gained more than 2%, with Microsoft higher by 15% after its cloud unit grew at the fastest pace in four years while it held the line on spending.

Bitcoin holds near $64,000 as Microsoft's AI payoff lifts stocks. (Shutterstock)

Markets

Robinhood slides 4% despite earnings beat as crypto revenue cools

The brokerage reported $100 million revenue from crypto trading, a 38% decline in a year, offset by stronger options, equities and prediction markets activity.

Robinhood's Vlad Tenev speaks at Token2049 in Singapore (Token2049)

Markets

The traditional 9-to-5 banking day is officially dying, says Morgan Stanley execs

Tokenization and 24/7 markets are reshaping finance, making always-on banking a reality.

Morgan Stanley offices (Sven Piper/Unsplash)

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Markets

Coinbase hit by spot trading slump: Wall Street trims expectations ahead of earnings

Wall Street expects a sluggish second quarter from Coinbase as crypto trading activity cools, putting all eyes on and pending U.S. crypto legislation.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)

Tech

Live updates: Bitcoin edges above $64,000 as Fed holds policy steady

The formerly popular names in AI infrastructure continued their sharp selloff on Wednesday.

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