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

Hong Kong Bitcoin and Ether ETFs See $39M Outflows on Monday: Farside Investors

Previous outflows hovered around the $6 million mark, signaling a significant uptick in negative flows on Monday.

Hong Kong harbor skyline view into Kowloon

Markets

Jack Dorsey Says Bitcoin Price Will Go Beyond $1 Million in 2030

Dorsey, who led the social media platform from 2015 to 2021, developed a strong interest in crypto during that time and is now fully focused on the sector.

Jack Dorsey speaks at Consensus 2018 (CoinDesk)

Finance

WisdomTree’s Crypto Business Goes Live in New York Against Big Shareholder's Wishes

The asset manager’s largest shareholder is urging investors to vote against the reappointment of the firm’s CEO, Jonathan Steinberg, who has led the firm’s business toward decentralized finance.

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

Finance

Grayscale Parent Digital Currency Group Reports $229M Revenue for Q1

Grayscale, which converted its flagship Grayscale Bitcoin Trust into an ETF in January, saw revenue stay flat as rising crypto prices balanced out heavy outflows and a lower management fee.

Digital Currency Group CEO Barry Silbert (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Crypto Trading Firm Wintermute to Provide Liquidity for Hong Kong Bitcoin and Ether ETFs

The market maker will provide liquidity for OSL Digital Securities and Haskey HK Exchange, both of which are sub-custodians of platforms facilitating the operation of the bitcoin and ether ETFs in Hong Kong.

Evgeny Gaevoy, Wintermute CEO (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Two Big Bitcoin Catalysts Could Drive MicroStrategy Stock Gains, TD Cowen Says

MicroStrategy shares are up 89% year-to-date but TD Cowen analyst Lance Vitanza believes the software firm could end the year “meaningfully higher.”

MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

Finance

Jack Dorsey Leaves BlueSky Board, Touts 'Freedom Technology' of X and Nostr

The former Twitter CEO announced its backing of the social networking startup in December 2019 in an effort to decentralize social media.

Jack Dorsey speaks at Consensus 2018 (CoinDesk)