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.

Helene Braun

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Juridique

Telegram to Provide More User Data to Governments After CEO’s Arrest

The changes come after the app’s chief executive officer, Pavel Durov, was arrested in France last month.

Telegram app on smartphone (Shutterstock)

Marchés

Altcoins Surge Leaving Bitcoin and Ether Behind After Fed Cuts Interest Rate

The market cap of altcoins rose 5.7% after the central bank announced it would lower interest rates by 50 basis points. Bitcoin’s market cap rose only 4.4%.

Bitcoin may have outperformed stocks in the aftermath of the Federal Reserve’s decision to lower interest rates on Wednesday, but the true winners in the crypto universe are altcoins. (Unsplash)

Finance

German Government Shuts Down 47 Exchanges, Says They're Tied To ‘Illegal Activity’

The country’s Federal Criminal Police Office and its Central Office for Combating Cybercrime said the platforms failed to comply with KYC requirements and allowed for illegal activities such as money laundering.

German authorities have shuttered dozens of crypto exchanges they contend are tied to illicit activity. (Bryan Jones/Flickr)

Marchés

Bitcoin Faces Key Test at $64K as Altcoins Lead Crypto Rally; Options Traders Bet on $70K BTC Next Month

The broad-based CoinDesk 20 Index outperformed BTC and ETH, with all of its constituents advancing through the day and SOL, AVAX and APT gaining 10%-15%.

Bitcoin price on 09 19 (CoinDesk)

Finance

WisdomTree Pushes Further Into Tokenization With New Platform

The asset manager unveiled a platform to give users access to real-world assets.

WisdomTree CEO Jonathan Steinberg, left. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Finance

Brian Armstrong, ETF Experts Shoot Down 'Paper Bitcoin' Rumors

Some online chatter has suggested Coinbase is issuing bitcoin IOUs to BlackRock, which ultimately was manipulating the price of crypto lower.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)

Marchés

BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Monday Posted First Net Inflows in 14 Days

The iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), the largest of the bitcoin exchange-traded funds by assets-under-management, drew $15.8 million of new money yesterday.

Price rising charts markets indices (Unsplash)

Juridique

Federal Judge Threatens Ryan Salame With Sanctions After Former FTX Exec Says He Lied About Plea Deal Last Year

Ryan Salame pled guilty to campaign finance violations in September but argued Thursday that prosecutors had promised him that they would cease any criminal investigations into Michelle Bond as part of his plea deal.

Ryan Salame leaving a New York courthouse on Sept. 7, 2023. (Sam Kessler/CoinDesk)

Finance

WeWork Founder's Climate Firm Refunds Crypto Token Holders After Failed Launch: Forbes

Flowcarbon, which raised $70 million from investors like Andreessen Horowitz, aims to tokenize carbon credits, but the token never launched.

The climate venture from WeWork's Adam Neumann didn't pan out. (Michael Kovac/Getty Images for WeWork)

Finance

Bitcoin ETFs Are Fine Despite Suffering Their Worst String of Outflows, Says Expert

Investors during late August and early September pulled roughly $1.2 billion out of the funds over eight consecutive days, the longest streak of exits so far.

Scrabble tiles spelling out "ETF GROWTH"