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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Finance

Crypto Venture Capital Fundraising Jumped Over 50% in March Amid Rally

Most capital went into infrastructure and decentralized finance (DeFi) projects, data by RootData shows.

Venture Capital  (Getty Images)

Finance

Goldman Sachs Clients Not Interested in Crypto, Says Chief Investment Officer: WSJ

Even after the recent surge in prices and involvement from other TradFi giants, the bank maintains its belief that crypto is worthless.

Goldman Sachs logo (CoinDesk archives)

Policy

Recapping FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial

Bankman-Fried's sentencing kicks off in a few hours.

SBF Trial Newsletter Graphic

Finance

BlackRock's Fink Says an Ether ETF Is Possible Even if ETH Is a Security

The BlackRock CEO isn't worried about the U.S. Securities and Exchange classifying Ethereum's ether as a security.

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Finance

U.S Has its 11th Spot Bitcoin ETF After Hashdex Fund Conversion

The fund comes with a small twist in that it can allocate up to 5% of its assets into bitcoin futures contracts.

Scrabble tiles spelling out "ETF GROWTH"

Finance

Hong Kong Likely To Allow In-Kind Creations for Spot Bitcoin ETFs: Bloomberg

Allowing in-kind creations and redemptions for spot bitcoin ETFs in Hong Kong could bring a significant amount of money into the space from Chinese investors.

Hong Kong (Ruslan Bardash / Unsplash)