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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CoreWeave Stock Climbs 5% After $6.3B Cloud Capacity Deal with Nvidia

Nvidia agreed to purchase CoreWeave’s unused data center capacity through 2032.

CoreWeave CEO Michael Intrator testifies before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 08, 2025 in Washington, DC. The tech leaders testified about the global artificial intelligence race and where the United States can remain competitive. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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Polymarket Weighs $9B Valuation Amid User Surge and CFTC Approval: The Information

That would be a massive jump as the betting platform raised funds at just a $1 billion valuation just back in June.

Shayne Coplan, CEO, Polymarket, speaks at Consensus 2024. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk).

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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)