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

Bitcoin ETFs Resume Inflow Winning Streak; BlackRock's IBIT Crosses $20B in AUM

After a period of flat to negative flows, the spot ETFs have added $2.4 billion in assets over the past month, according to data from Bloomberg Intelligence.

Scrabble tiles spelling out "ETF GROWTH"

Finance

Wisconsin Pension Plan Likely to Invest Much More in Bitcoin ETF, Marquette Professor Says

David Krause, a professor of finance at Marquette University, said the initial investment by the State of Wisconsin Investment Board is just "a toe in the water" to test the public’s reaction.

The state of Wisconsin has bought roughly $321.5 million worth of BlackRock's spot bitcoin ETF. (Nick Youngson)

Markets

SOL, XRP Could Be Possible Candidates for ETFs, Standard Chartered Says

Standard Chartered analyst Geoffrey Kendric said that those exchange-traded funds could be on the horizon in 2025.

Scrabble letters spelling ETF arranged a rack

Markets

Ether ETFs Clear Major Hurdle, Though SEC Hasn't Cleared Them for Trading Yet

"A week ago, I would've said you were a little crazy to think that these ETFs were going to get SEC approval," a Bloomberg analyst said.

SEC (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

Cboe Publishes Amended Spot Ether ETF Filings as Industry Renews Approval Hopes

Cboe is the first exchange to publish its revised 19b-4 forms.

SEC headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)