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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Crypto Update | Bitcoin and Ether Are Outperforming and the Fed Faces Challenges
The latest price moves and insights with Helene Braun and David Stryzewski, CEO of Sound Planning Group.
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Ether Tumbles 6% as ETH ETF Hopes Dim Amid Regulatory Probe Reports
CoinDesk reported Wednesday that the Ethereum Foundation faces a confidential inquiry, and Fortune said the SEC is examining whether ETH is a security.
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Ether ETFs Likely Won't Get Approved in May, Bloomberg Analyst Predicts
James Seyffart says the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission really hasn't engaged with potential issuers, unlike the extensive talks in the run-up to bitcoin ETF approvals...
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Fidelity Adds Staking to Ether ETF Application, Sending LIDO Up 9%
The asset manager filed to launch an ethereum fund in November.
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Fidelity Investments sign on a building
Fidelity’s Bitcoin Fund Becomes Fifth Most Popular of All ETFs in 2024
The Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund has attracted $6.9 billion from investors since its launch in January, the fifth-highest amount of all exchange-traded funds.
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Bitcoin ETFs' Hot Start Seems Largely Driven by Retail Investors
Data shows that the average trade size for the biggest spot bitcoin ETF, BlackRock’s IBIT, hovers around $13,000, suggesting that a big chunk of its demand is coming from nonp...
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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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Ether ETFs Could Be Bigger Than Bitcoin ETFs, Says VanEck
The issuer of the VanEck Bitcoin Trust this week dropped its management fee to zero for a limited time in an attempt to attract more capital to that fund.
Flows into VanEck's Bitcoin ETF are picking up (Shutterstock)
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Crypto Update | Why Are Traders Shorting Ethereum? With John Lo
The latest price moves and insights with Helene Braun and guest John Lo, managing partner of digital assets at Recharge Capital.
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Crypto Update | Dencun Is a Milestone, But the Real Price Driver Is Ether ETF Hope, Says Brian Dixon
The latest price moves and insights with Helene Braun and guest Brian Dixon, CEO of Off the Chain Capital.
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