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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SEC Approves, Immediately Pauses Bitwise's Bid to Convert BITW Crypto Index Fund to ETF

The SEC has released multiple crypto ETF updates this week, signaling shifting regulatory priorities.

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

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Bitcoin ETFs' 12-Day Inflow Streak Comes to an End as Price Stalls

The spot bitcoin funds on Monday saw outflows of $131 million as speculative interest turned in a big way to altcoins.

CoinDesk

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PNC Bank to Offer Crypto Access Through Coinbase Amid Growing Institutional Demand

The partnership aims to bring crypto trading to PNC clients and banking support to Coinbase, the companies said.

CoinDesk

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Polymarket Returning to U.S. with $112M Acquisition After Prosecutors Drop Probe

The crypto betting site is buying a licensed derivatives exchange to regain legal access to U.S. markets.

Polymarket founder and CEO Shayne Coplan at CoinDesk's Consensus 2024.

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BitGo Files to Go Public as Crypto Market Surges Past $4 Trillion

The crypto custodian submitted a confidential U.S. listing as interest in public crypto stocks heats up.

Bitgo CEO Mike Belshe (CoinDesk archives)

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BlackRock Seeks Staking Option for iShares Ethereum Trust in New Filing

Nasdaq submitted an amended 19b-4 filing to allow staking of ether held in the iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA).

BlackRock's name above a building's entrance.

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Dogecoin Finds Another Corporate Treasury as Bit Origin Aims to Raise $500M to Build DOGE Stake

The Singapore-based, Nasdaq-listed nanocap said it would be first company on a major U.S. exchange to make DOGE its core treasury asset.

Banks in Singapore (Aditya Chinchure/Unsplash)

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Canary Capital Files for INJ ETF With Staking Rewards, Adding to List of Products

Canary Capital has proposed a new ETF that would provide regulated exposure to Injective’s INJ token and include staking income.

Valkyrie CIO Steven McClurg speaks at Bitcoin Miami 2022. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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CME Exploring 24/7 Crypto Trading Expansion, Says Memecoin Products Are Off the Table

Though recently expanding into Solana and XRP futures the derivatives exchange giant is drawing the line at memecoins, citing lack of real-world use.

CME Group Headquarters (CoinDesk Archives)

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Bank of America Joins Stablecoin Rush as CEO Moynihan Says Work Already Underway

Speaking on the second quarter earnings call, Brian Moynihan said the bank plans to act when the time is right.

Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan on Fox Business in March. (Getty Images)