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Helene Braun

Helene Braun

Helene is a New York-based news reporter at CoinDesk, covering news about Wall Street, the rise of the spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and updates on crypto exchanges. She is also the co-host of CoinDesk's Markets Daily show on Spotify and Youtube. Helene is a recent 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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Two Big Bitcoin Catalysts Could Drive MicroStrategy Stock Gains, TD Cowen Says
MicroStrategy shares are up 89% year-to-date but TD Cowen analyst Lance Vitanza believes the software firm could end the tear “meaningfully higher.”
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By Helene Braun
May 6, 2024 at 8:03 p.m. UTC
May 6, 2024
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Jack Dorsey speaks at Consensus 2018. (CoinDesk)
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Jack Dorsey Leaves BlueSky Board, Touts 'Freedom Technology' of X and Nostr
The former Twitter CEO announced its backing of the social networking startup in December 2019 in an effort to decentralize social media.
Jack Dorsey speaks at Consensus 2018. (CoinDesk)
By Helene Braun
May 6, 2024 at 3:48 p.m. UTC
May 6, 2024
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Crypto Update | Is the Bull Market Over? And Why Stablecoins Aren't Hitting Centralized Exchanges?
The latest price moves and insights with Jenn Sanasie and Co-Founder and CEO at Nansen, Alex Svanevik.
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By Jennifer SanasieHelene Braun
May 2, 2024 at 4:36 p.m. UTC
May 2, 2024
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Markets Daily: CoinDesk Markets Week in Review
CoinDesk Indices presents notable data insights from the week, followed by additional analysis from an industry expert.
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By Jennifer SanasieHelene Braun
Apr 26, 2024 at 11:01 a.m. UTC
Apr 26, 2024
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Stripe co-founder and President John Collison said, "crypto is finding real utility," in a keynote on Thursday. (Christophe Morin/IP3/Getty Images)
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Stripe Brings Back Crypto Payments Via USDC Stablecoin
The payments firm stopped taking crypto payments in 2018 due to bitcoin’s high volatility.
Stripe co-founder and President John Collison said, "crypto is finding real utility," in a keynote on Thursday. (Christophe Morin/IP3/Getty Images)
By Helene Braun
Apr 25, 2024 at 6:55 p.m. UTC
Apr 25, 2024
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Crypto Update | Positive Regulatory Developments for Crypto
The latest price moves and insights with Helene Braun and Laurence Latimer, Founder and CEO of Dinara.
Markets Daily Wide
By Helene Braun
Apr 25, 2024 at 5:22 p.m. UTC
Apr 25, 2024
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Franklin Templeton Upgrades $380M Tokenized Treasury Fund to Enable Peer-to-Peer Transfers
The new feature helps to expand the utility of the Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund's BENJI token and make it more interconnected with the digital asset ecosystem.
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By Krisztian SandorHelene Braun
Apr 25, 2024 at 4:57 p.m. UTC
Apr 25, 2024
Canada's institutional investors have re-embraced crypto, with 39% of respondents having exposure to the asset class in 2023, according to a KPMG survey. (Sebastiaan Stam / Unsplash)
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KPMG Survey Finds 39% of Canada’s Institutional Investors Had Exposure To Crypto Assets in 2023
Of those 39%, three quarters owned crypto currencies directly.
Canada's institutional investors have re-embraced crypto, with 39% of respondents having exposure to the asset class in 2023, according to a KPMG survey. (Sebastiaan Stam / Unsplash)
By Helene Braun
Apr 24, 2024 at 5:12 p.m. UTC
Apr 24, 2024
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Crypto Update | Increasing Adoption: Institutional Investors and Bitcoin
The latest price moves and insights with Helene Braun and Mark Connors, Head of 3iQ.
Markets Daily Wide
By Helene Braun
Apr 24, 2024 at 4:03 p.m. UTC
Apr 24, 2024
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Jack Dorsey speaking at Consensus 2018. (CoinDesk)
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Jack Dorsey’s Block Is Building a Bitcoin Mining System
The firm also completed the development of its three-nanometer mining chip, which it had been working on since April 2023.
Jack Dorsey speaking at Consensus 2018. (CoinDesk)
By Helene Braun
Apr 24, 2024 at 2:12 p.m. UTC
Apr 24, 2024
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