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 Exchange Backed by Fidelity, Schwab and Citadel Launches With Additional Investors

EDX Markets has a different business model than other crypto exchanges, which regulators like, its CEO Jamil Nazarali told CoinDesk in an interview in April.

Jamil Nazarali, CEO of crypto exchange EDX Markets (CoinDesk TV, modified)

Finance

Deutsche Bank Applies for Digital Asset License in Germany as TradFi Pushes Further Into Crypto

The banking giant announced plans to become a crypto custodian in February 2021.

Deutsche Bank logo (Shutterstock)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Gemini to Expand Asia-Pacific Operations to Capture 'Next Wave' of Growth

The company plans to open an engineering center in India and increase headcount in Singapore to over 100.

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss (Credit: Shutterstock)

Finance

BlackRock’s Spot Bitcoin ETF Not The Same As Grayscale’s Product, Experts Say

While both are technically trusts, there’s one key distinction which makes Blackrock’s proposed investment vehicle an exchange traded fund (ETF).

BitcoinETF: What Comes Next?

Finance

BlackRock May Have Found Way to Get SEC Approval for Spot Bitcoin ETF

The asset management giant included a surveillance-sharing agreement in its proposal, which could eliminate the risk of market manipulation related to bitcoin.

BlackRock headquarters in New York (Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Binance.US Cuts Staff After SEC Suit, Citing ‘Very Costly Litigation Process’

Reports suggest about 10% of the company’s employees were laid off.

Binance.US CEO Brian Shroder (Binance.US)

Markets

Robinhood’s May Crypto Trading Volume Falls 68% to $2.1B

The trading platform recently delisted three tokens that were classified as securities in the SEC's lawsuit against Coinbase and Binance.

Robinhood app on a smartphone (Shutterstock)

Finance

Crypto.com Winding Down U.S. Institutional Business

The move won't affect the company's retail operations.

The exterior of Crypto.com Arena (Rich Fury/Getty Images)

Markets

Robinhood Ends Support for All Tokens Named in SEC Lawsuit as Securities

The trading platform will end support for Cardano (ADA), Polygon (MATIC) and Solana (SOL) on June 27th.

Robinhood app on a smartphone (Shutterstock)

Finance

SEC's Latest Crackdown Could Drive Crypto Firms Out of the U.S.

Companies such as Coinbase and Binance may not want to, but they could be forced to focus their efforts elsewhere.

(Mark Van Scyoc/Shutterstock)