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

Michael Saylor Says Bitcoin ETFs Will Be the ‘Super Tanker’ for His MicroStrategy ‘Sports Car’

The software company now owns around $4.5 billion worth of bitcoin and is planning to buy more in the third quarter of this year.

MicroStrategy Executive Director Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

Finance

Binance Appoints New Compliance Officer as Regulatory Crackdown Intensifies

The new position for Kristen Hecht comes as Binance is under scrutiny by multiple law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad and could even face fraud charges.

Binance Logo (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin ETF Approval Odds Just Got Better: Bloomberg Analysts

They now see a 65% chance a U.S. spot bitcoin ETF will launch this year, up from 50% previously.

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Finance

Coinbase Analysts Optimistic Ahead of Q2 Earnings, but Warn About USDC Risks and Lower Trading Volumes

The crypto exchange reports earnings for the second quarter of 2023 after the market closes on Thursday.

Coinbase's Base blockchain has gone live (Chesnot/Getty Images)

Finance

GameStop to Remove Crypto Wallets Citing 'Regulatory Uncertainty'

The company will remove its iOS and Chrome wallet extensions on Nov. 1.

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Policy

DeSantis Accuses Biden of 'War on Bitcoin,' Vows to Stop It if Elected President

DeSantis is likely referring to the recent action by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against multiple crypto exchanges.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (Florida State Government)

Markets

Bullish MicroStrategy Analysts Raise Price Targets Ahead of Q2 Earnings

A TD Cowen analyst views MicroStrategy as “an attractive vehicle for investors looking to gain bitcoin exposure."

MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor is all smiles after the FASB rule change (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Finance

Elon Musk’s Twitter Overhaul Could Be Huge for DOGE and Crypto Generally

“Elon clearly has an affinity for DOGE, almost as part of a running joke, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he actually went through with enabling payments via DOGE.”

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Finance

Crypto Exchange KuCoin to 'Adjust Some Personnel as Needed', but Denies Report of Major Layoffs

A report circulated on Twitter on Tuesday that the exchange plans to eliminate 30% of its workforce amid declining profit.

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Finance

Federal Reserve’s ‘FedNow’ Launch Triggers Fresh Speculation Over Digital Dollar

While FedNow is currently not tied to any initiative for a digital U.S. dollar or the crypto space in general, experts warn that the system might end up as a precursor to the infrastructure for a central bank digital currency.

The Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)