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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Wall Street pushes tokenized stocks, but institutions aren’t eager to trade them

Exchanges are racing toward blockchain-based equities and 24/7 trading. Institutions, however, fear liquidity and funding risks.

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Bitcoin rises to one-month high of $73,800, continuing to outperform since start of Iran war

Falling oil prices are helping, but a bounce seemed in the cards after some of the worst sentiment in bitcoin's history.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on Friday (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin holds $70,000 level as surging oil prices and credit issues have stocks tumbling

U.S. President Trump said stopping Iran is more of a concern than oil prices, as crude climbed 10% on Thursday.

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BlackRock debuts staked ether ETF as demand grows for yield in crypto funds

The BlackRock’s iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHB) lets investors earn staking rewards alongside spot ETH exposure.

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Crypto platform Bullish climbs past Coinbase to become third-largest crypto exchange by spot volume

The institutional-focused exchange saw spot trading jump 62% to $76 billion in February, surpassing Coinbase’s market share.

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

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Binance.US names compliance veteran as CEO as regulation, competition get tougher

The appointment of Stephen Gregory comes as U.S. crypto exchanges intensify competition and broaden offerings beyond digital assets.

(Source: Binance.US)

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Bitcoin reverses overnight losses, rising to above $70,000 as oil renews decline

Wednesday morning's U.S. inflation data was in line with forecasts, and markets continue to price out any chance of a Fed rate cut at either the March or April meetings.

Trading screen with price monitors and charts (Yashowardhan Singh/Unsplash)

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Binance, PayPal and Ripple join Mastercard’s massive new push into blockchain payments

More than 85 partners will work with Mastercard to connect on-chain payments with banks, merchants and global commerce as part of the payment giant's recent crypto program.

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Stablecoin boom could eat into traditional banks' profits, warn Jefferies analysts

Digital dollar use in payments and crypto markets may slowly pull deposits from banks, forcing lenders to seek pricier funding, a new report by Jeffries finds.

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Polymarket and Palantir team to protect integrity of sports betting as prediction markets face key moment

The new monitoring platform aims to detect suspicious trading as prediction markets face scrutiny over insider information.

Shayne Coplan, founder and CEO of Polymarket (CoinDesk/Jesse Hamilton)