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

Startup Founded by Citi Alumni to Launch XRP-Backed Securities

Receipts Depositary Corp. already offers bitcoin and ether-backed securities and is now looking to expand its product suite by adding XRP.


Finance

SEC Seems Ready to Advance XRP, Litecoin, Solana ETF Applications

The Commission acknowledged several applications for crypto exchange-traded funds on Thursday, a move that ties the regulator to a strict timeline for approval or denial.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Donald Trump Jr Says Crypto Is the 'Future of American Hegemony'

The son of the U.S. president made a surprise appearance at the Ondo Summit in New York City on Thursday.

Donald Trump Junior speaks the Ondo Summit in New York City. (CoinDesk/Krisztian Sandor)

Markets

Trump’s Social Media Company Takes Steps To Launch Bitcoin ETF

The company plans to launch three ETFs later this year, all issued under the Truth.Fi brand.

Donald Trump (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

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Finance

Ondo Finance Unveils Layer-1 Network for Tokenized Assets

CEO Nathan Allman said "financial markets are overdue for an upgrade" as tokenization efforts gather steam globally.

Digitally altered photo of a dollar bill (Ryan Quintal/Unsplash, Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Strategy (MicroStrategy) Reports Q4 GAAP Loss of $3.03 Per Share, BTC Holdings of 471,107 Tokens

The company earlier on Wednesday changed its name to Strategy as its primary focus for some time has been bitcoin, not software.

MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (Credit: CoinDesk/Danny Nelson)

Finance

MicroStrategy Rebrands to Strategy

The company said that the name change was a “natural evolution” given its strong focus on bitcoin.

MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (Credit: CoinDesk/Danny Nelson)

Markets

Ether Worth Nearly $1B Left Exchanges Monday as Trade War Fears Sent Prices Crashing

Data shows investors likely bought the dip, snapping up ETH at lower prices.

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Markets

MicroStrategy Pauses Weekly Bitcoin Purchases Ahead of Earnings

The company reports fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday.

MicroStrategy executive chairman Michael Saylor (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Grayscale Unveils New Dogecoin Trust

The asset manager said the token has transitioned from a memecoin to a tool for global financial inclusion.

Grayscale ad in NYC (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)