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

Altcoin Plunge Leads Crypto Lower; Bitcoin Slips 0.7% to $29,150

Traditional markets fell sharply as well, with the major U.S. stock indexes shedding more than 1% on Tuesday.

Bitcoin plunges below $40K (Eva Blue/Unsplash)

Finance

Binance to Shut Down Crypto Payments Service Amid Refocus On Core Products

The service was rolled out in March last year, in an effort to make traditional financial companies “crypto-ready.”

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

Visa Tests Way to Make Paying Ethereum Gas Fees Easier

The process is too complex for the masses, the company said.

Casa central de Visa en Foster City, California. (Wonderlane/Creative Commons)

Finance

Animated Series Futurama Takes Characters to 'Doge City,' Mocks Crypto Miners

In its latest episode, which aired on Aug. 7 on streaming platform Hulu, the characters attempt to make money by selling thallium, a toxic metal used to mine crypto in the shows, to crypto miners in “Doge City.”

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Markets

Private Equity Giant David Rubenstein Makes the Case for Bitcoin

Asset management leader BlackRock’s interest in a spot bitcoin ETF is among the signals that the cryptocurrency isn’t going anywhere, said the Carlyle Group co-founder.

Carlyle Group's David Rubenstein (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

Markets

Cathie Wood and Mike Novogratz Are Both Bullish on Spot Bitcoin ETF Approvals

Wood expects the SEC to approve multiple funds all at once, and Novogratz says his sources say they see approvals coming in four to six months.

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Finance

Paxos Has Other 'White Label' Stablecoin Opportunities in the Works in Addition to PayPal USD

Paxos is the issuer of PYUSD, the dollar-backed stablecoin launched by the payments giant on Monday.

Paxos logo

Finance

PayPal’s Regulated Stablecoin Is ‘Watershed Moment’ in Crypto, Says Partner Paxos

That's because the token is being issued by Paxos, a regulated company, which means holders will have more protections, a Paxos exec says.

PayPal has successfully converted its conditional BitLicense to a full one. (Getty Images)

Finance

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez to Accept Presidential Campaign Donations in Bitcoin

The move is part of a "process of developing technologies that are going to create democratizing opportunities for wealth creation," Suarez said in an interview on CoinDesk TV on Friday.

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez will accept bitcoin donations for his presidential campaign. (CoinDesk TV)

Finance

Elon Musk’s X Seeks Data Partner to Build Trading Service on App: Semafor

Given the billionaire's affinity for digital assets, the offering could include crypto trading.

(Steve Jurvetson/Wikimedia Commons)