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

Nasdaq expands distribution of its market data into blockchain infrastructure

The exchange operator will offer its TotalView data feed through Pyth's marketplace as financial firms increasingly build applications on blockchain rails.

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Policy

JPMorgan urges strong safeguards as congress weighs crypto market structure rules

The bank says Congress should pair regulatory clarity with safeguards as Senate negotiates the Clarity Act.

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Finance

JPMorgan broadens blockchain settlement network as banks modernize cross-border payments

The bank added five Asia-Pacific currencies to its Kinexys blockchain platform, allowing institutional clients to settle payments and FX around the clock.

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Tech

Live updates: bitcoin pinned to $60,000 as U.S. stocks surge higher

Stocks are about to close out their best quarter since 2020 as crypto continues to get crushed.

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Tech

Live markets: Bitcoin edges higher as U.S. stocks recover from big early losses

Markets are reassessing the certainty of one or more Fed rate hikes this year.

Trading screen with price monitors and charts (Yashowardhan Singh/Unsplash)

Markets

Quant fund says bitcoin is near a major inflection point as rare onchain signals align

Hyperion Decimus' Chris Sullivan said four historically reliable indicators have aligned, leaving bitcoin one move away from confirming a major turning point.

Options show a striking divergence in sentiment for major tokens. (Bankrx/Shutterstock)

Tech

Live markets: Bitcoin settles in under $60,000

Strategy's common stock hit a multi-year low, while its STRC preferred stock plunged to a new record low.

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Finance

Kalshi targets a massive $40 billion valuation, widening lead over rival Polymarket

The prediction market operator, which is eyeing a potential public debut in 2027, could close a new funding round in Q3, according to a Financial Times report.

Kalshi co-founder and CEO Tarek Mansour (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin falls below $60,000 as AI trade continues to draw investor interest and capital

South Korean memory chip giant on Wednesday filed to raise nearly $30 billion in a U.S. offering.

Halving cycle data challenges moonshot predictions. (Getty Images)

Tech

Live markets: Bitcoin claws back some of the losses after Micron beats earnings

Battered crypto sector gets some relief after Micron beats earnings, bringing back some risk appetite to the market.

Micron gives late boost to crypto (Getty Images)