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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Markets

Coinbase's 'Solid' Earnings May Get Derailed by Low Volume, Fed Headwinds, Analysts Say

The company reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings on Thursday but saw a strong downtick in revenue from transaction fees, its main source of income.

Coinbase (PiggyBank/Unsplash)

Finance

MicroStrategy Bull Doubles Down on The Stock by Raising Price Target to Wall Street High

The broker raised its year-end price target for the software company to $2,150 from $1,875.

MicroStrategy executive chairman and co-founder Michael Saylor. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Coinbase Shares Rise After Q2 Revenue Beats Wall Street Estimates Amid Falling Trading Volume

The crypto exchange posted better-than-expected revenue mostly due to its sales diversification strategy.

Coinbase (PiggyBank/Unsplash)

Finance

MicroStrategy Reports Q2 Loss; Bitcoin Holdings Rise to 226,500

Still not switching over to mark-to-market, the company booked an impairment charge of $180.1 million in the second quarter.

MicroStrategy executive chairman and co-founder Michael Saylor. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Making Bitcoin a Strategic Reserve Asset Contradicts 'Freedom From Government' Narrative, Says WSJ

The plan, which sounds similar to a proposal from Sen. Cynthia Lummis’ (R-Wyo.), doesn’t echo “freedom, sovereignty and independence from government coercion and control,” which former president Donald Trump said is what bitcoin stands for.

Former President Donald Trump (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)