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

Bitcoin spirals toward $60,000, heading to worst one-day drawdown since FTX blowup

One analyst points to the 200-day moving average — currently around $58,000 to $60,000 — as a potential support level to watch.

A trader slumps at his desk in front of chart screens (Getty Images+/Unsplash)

Markets

Here is what industry veterans are saying as bitcoin tumbles below $70,000

"This drawdown feels horrible not because of the magnitude, but because it’s unfair," said longtime bitcoin maxi Samson Mow.

Bitcoin plunges below $40K (Eva Blue/Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto platform Bullish tops Q4 estimates, posts GAAP loss on digital asset writedowns

Shares of the company fell about 5% during normal trading hours, while bitcoin tumbled more than 7% in the last 24 hours.

Crypto exchange Bullish goes public on the New York Stock Exchange. (Aoyon Ashraf/Modified by CoinDesk))

Finance

Multicoin Capital co-founder Kyle Samani steps down after nearly a decade to pursue other areas of tech

" I’m more confident than ever that crypto is going to fundamentally rewire the circuitry of finance," said Samani, who will remain chairman of Solana treasury company, Forward Industries.

Kyle Samani of Multicoin (CoinDesk)

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WisdomTree, a firm with $150 billion in assets, says crypto is now a core business

WisdomTree’s Jonathan Steinberg says the firm’s tokenization push is nearing profitability, with $750 million in digital assets and long-term plans to modernize financial infrastructure.

Jonathan Steinberg (left), CEO, WisdomTree, and Kevin Reynolds, editor-in-chief, CoinDesk (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Markets

‘Big Short’ investor Michael Burry warns bitcoin plunge could trigger $1 billion gold, silver selloff

Burry said crypto losses may have forced institutions to liquidate precious metals as bitcoin slid below $73,000.

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Finance

Digital wallets will hold 'totality' of people's assets, says Franklin Templeton

At the Ondo Summit in New York, top asset managers said tokenization has moved beyond theory but warned that trust, education, and real-world utility are now the biggest hurdles.

A wallet lies on top of a number of dollar bills. (slendersnakewallet/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin will 'massively' outperform gold over 10 years, says Pantera's Dan Morehead

“I think crypto starts to become invisibly more part of everyone's lives," said Tom Lee — the two appeared on a panel together Tuesday morning at the Ondo Summit in New York.

Consensus 2025: Dan Morehead, Founder & CEO, Pantera Capital

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Solana to reach $2,000 by 2030 despite recent plunge to $100, says Standard Chartered

Analyst Geoffrey Kendrick trimmed his 2026 SOL forecast to $250 from $310, but says stablecoin micropayments could drive a longer-term surge as Solana moves beyond memecoins.

The Standard Chartered logo on the outside of an office building.

Markets

Crypto bear market is nearing end, with $60K as key bitcoin floor, Compass Point analysts say

Further downside would likely require a U.S. equity bear market, analysts say, as bitcoin tests weak support.

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