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Helene Braun

Exchanges & TradFi Reporter

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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Policy

Democrats Have Made a 'Horrific Mistake' on Crypto, Says SkyBridge Capital’s Anthony Scaramucci

The former White House Communications Director under President Trump spoke in an exclusive interview with CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie.

Jul 17, 2024

Anthony Scaramucci, founder and managing partner at SkyBridge Capital (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin ETF Traders Bought the Dip and Now Are Buying the Rebound as Inflows Topped $300M Monday

It was the seventh consecutive day of net inflows for the U.S.-based spot funds.

Jul 16, 2024

Scrabble tiles spelling out "ETF GROWTH"

Markets

SEC Tells ETH ETF Issuers Fund Can Start Trading Next Tuesday: Sources

Issuers have been asked to submit their final S-1 documents by Wednesday.

Jul 15, 2024

Ether spot ETFs to see same sources of demand as bitcoin versions but on lower scale: Bernstein. (Rob Mitchell/CoinDesk)

Policy

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.”

Jul 15, 2024

Ohio Senator J.D. Vance (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Finance

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.

Jul 15, 2024

Larry Fink reiterated that bitcoin is a legitimate financial asset (Sean Gallup/Getty images)

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.

Jul 12, 2024

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)

Finance

Coinbase Unveils Web App to Track Personal On-Chain Wallets

The app is available on both desktops and mobile devices.

Jul 11, 2024

16:9 Wallet (Prasanta Sahoo/PIxabay)

News 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.

Jul 9, 2024

Saxony, Leipzig (Harald Nachtmann/Getty Images)

Policy

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.

Jul 9, 2024

Ether spot ETFs to see same sources of demand as bitcoin versions but on lower scale: Bernstein. (Rob Mitchell/CoinDesk)

Markets

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.

Jul 9, 2024

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