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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Sui Reclaims $3 After Week-Long Rally Sparked by Lion Group’s Treasury Plans

The native token of the Sui network is up 15% over the past 7 days.

SUI is trading at $3, up about 4% in the past 24 hours.

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Cardano’s ADA Rises as Altcoin Trading Volume Surges Amid Broader Rally

Cardano's native token hits a 5-month high amid global economic uncertainty and technical developments.

Up Arrows (Unsplash)

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BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Generating More Revenue Than Its Flagship S&P 500 Fund

The iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) has a higher fee structure, allowing it to outpace the S&P 500 fund (IVV) despite not having anywhere near as much in assets under management.

BlackRock HQ in New York City (Getty Images)

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Scaramucci Says Bitcoin Treasury Trend Will Fade Despite Saylor’s Success

The SkyBridge founder told Bloomberg that companies adding crypto to their balance sheets is temporary.

Consensus 2025: Anthony Scaramucci, Founder, SkyBridge Capital

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Solana Staking ETF Opens for Trade, Becoming First Such U.S. Crypto Staking Product

The vehicle from REX Shares and Osprey Funds has selected Anchorage Digital as the exclusive custodian and staking partner.

Nathan McCauley, co-founder and CEO of Anchorage Digital at Consensus 2025.

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SEC Approves Grayscale ETF That Includes BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, ADA

The product will become the largest multi-token digital asset ETF in the world.

Grayscale ad (Grayscale)

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Bitcoin Pulls Back to $106K After Record Monthly Close

Altcoins also posted losses Tuesday as profit-taking and weakness in tech stocks dragged crypto markets lower.

Bitcoin price chart (Messari)

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Mastercard to Expand Crypto Team With Two Senior Hires to Drive Blockchain Initiatives

The payments giant is hiring two U.S.-based leaders to grow its crypto and blockchain business.

Raj Dhamodharan, Head of Crypto and Blockchain, Mastercard (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Circle Applies for National Trust Bank Charter

A federal trust charter would bring Circle under direct federal bank regulator oversight, aligning it with how traditional financial institutions are overseen.

Circle's logo and name (Sandali Handagama/ CoinDesk)

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First Solana ETF to Hit the Market This Week; SOL Price Jumps 5%

A spokesperson for Osprey confirmed that the fund would begin trading on Wednesday.

Solana's price action over the past