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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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Ohio Senator J.D. Vance (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Policy
Regulations
Pro-Crypto Ohio Senator J.D. Vance Is Donald Trump's Vice President Pick
Trump said that the Ohio Senator “will be strongly focused on the people he fought so brilliantly for, the American Workers and Farmers.”
Ohio Senator J.D. Vance (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
By Helene Braun
Jul 15, 2024 at 7:20 p.m. UTC
Jul 15, 2024
RegulationsDonald Trumpj.d. vanceElection 2024US Elections
Larry Fink reiterated that bitcoin is a legitimate financial asset (Sean Gallup/Getty images)
Finance
Blackrock
BlackRock’s Larry Fink: Bitcoin Is ‘Legitimate Financial Instrument'
The company's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) added roughly $4 billion in assets in the second quarter.
Larry Fink reiterated that bitcoin is a legitimate financial asset (Sean Gallup/Getty images)
By Helene Braun
Jul 15, 2024 at 3:57 p.m. UTC
Jul 15, 2024
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A weakening labor market could persuade the Fed to cut rates even as inflation is not yet back to the Fed's 2% goal. (Anchalee Phanmaha/Getty Images)
Markets
Markets
Fed Might Focus on Weakening Labor Market Rather Than Inflation as It Mulls Rate Cuts: Economists
Thursday’s CPI report showed that prices declined on a monthly basis for the first time since March 2020, spurring hope that the Fed will finally cut rates.
A weakening labor market could persuade the Fed to cut rates even as inflation is not yet back to the Fed's 2% goal. (Anchalee Phanmaha/Getty Images)
By Helene Braun
Jul 12, 2024 at 6:09 p.m. UTC
Jul 12, 2024
MarketsInflationFederal ReserveInterest Rates
16:9 Wallet (Prasanta Sahoo/PIxabay)
Finance
Coinbase
Coinbase Unveils Web App to Track Personal On-Chain Wallets
The app is available on both desktops and mobile devices.
16:9 Wallet (Prasanta Sahoo/PIxabay)
By Helene Braun
Jul 11, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Jul 11, 2024
CoinbaseWallets
The state of Saxony, located in the eastern region of Germany, is responsible for the dumping of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of bitcoin. (Harald Nachtmann/Getty Images)
News Analysis
Analysis
It's Not Germany Selling Bitcoin. It's One of Its States and It Has No Choice.
Since confiscating nearly $3 billion worth of bitcoin in January, Germany's state of Saxony has sold over half of its initial holdings, causing distress in the market.
The state of Saxony, located in the eastern region of Germany, is responsible for the dumping of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of bitcoin. (Harald Nachtmann/Getty Images)
By Helene Braun
Jul 9, 2024 at 6:58 p.m. UTC
Jul 9, 2024
AnalysisGermanyBitcoin
(Rob Mitchell)
Policy
Newsletters
What Still Needs to Happen Before Spot Ether ETFs Can Trade
Spot ether exchange-traded funds may begin trading as soon as this Friday or in a few weeks.
(Rob Mitchell)
By Nikhilesh DeHelene Braun
Jul 9, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. UTC
Jul 9, 2024
NewslettersState of CryptoRegulationsETFsEtherSEC
Sign saying fee area ahead on a background of desert shrubland
Markets
Ether etfs
Ether ETF Fee Race Begins as Invesco Reveals 0.25% Charge, Slightly Higher Than VanEck
Asset manager VanEck previously disclosed that it would charge a 0.20% management fee for its fund.
Sign saying fee area ahead on a background of desert shrubland
By Helene Braun
Jul 9, 2024 at 2:49 p.m. UTC
Jul 9, 2024
Ether ETFsGalaxyInvesco
(Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Finance
Solana
VanEck, 21Shares Solana ETF Plan Confirmed in Cboe Filing
Both asset managers, which submitted S-1 filings in June, will list their products on the Cboe Exchange, according to a filing by the exchange.
(Scott Olson/Getty Images)
By Helene Braun
Jul 8, 2024 at 9:34 p.m. UTC
Jul 8, 2024
SolanaETFsCBOEexchange-traded funds
Sen. JD Vance, right, with former U.S. President Donald Trump (Drew Angerer/Getty images)
Markets
Presidential election
Crypto-Friendly Sen. JD Vance's Odds as Trump VP Pick Double on Polymarket
Traders on the crypto-based prediction market now see a 29% chance that the Ohio Republican will be former President Trump’s running mate, up from 14% a week ago.
Sen. JD Vance, right, with former U.S. President Donald Trump (Drew Angerer/Getty images)
By Helene Braun
Jul 8, 2024 at 8:49 p.m. UTC
Jul 8, 2024
Presidential electionDonald TrumpRegulationElection 2024Prediction MarketsPolymarket
Scrabble tiles spelling out "ETF GROWTH"
Markets
Spot bitcoin etf
Investors Added Money to Bitcoin ETFs Even as Prices Slipped 7% in June
BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust continued to lead as the largest of the funds.
Scrabble tiles spelling out "ETF GROWTH"
By Helene Braun
Jul 2, 2024 at 4:36 p.m. UTC
Jul 2, 2024
Spot bitcoin etfBitcoinMarkets