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.

Helene Braun

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Policy

Kamala Harris Is Not Directly Accepting Crypto Donations, a PAC Is, Coinbase Says

A spokesperson for Coinbase said the Future Forward PAC, which is dedicated to supporting Kamala Harris, is accepting crypto donations, rather than her campaign directly.

A PAC supporting Kamala Harris' presidential campaign is accepting crypto donations via Coinbase. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Finance

Binance Hires UK-Based Accounting Firm Grant Thornton to Advise on Audits

The crypto exchange was previously dropped by auditing firm Mazars which had been helping the firm with a proof-of-reserves report.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Nasdaq Looks to Offer Bitcoin Options, Following Rival NYSE’s Plans

The proposed Nasdaq Bitcoin Index Options would track the CME CF Bitcoin Real-Time Index.

Nasdaq is seeking approval from regulators to allow the launch and trading of options tied to the price of bitcoin. (Shutterstock)

Finance

Ether ETFs Have Bled Money, but That's Not the Whole Story

BlackRock's ETHA and other Ethereum funds have collected billions of dollars worth of inflows. Massive outflows from the Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETHE) have overshadowed that, though.

Grayscale's outflows overshadow big inflows from the rest of the ether ETFs. (Fineas Anton/Unsplash)