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

Cboe Set to Debut New Bitcoin Futures With FTSE Russell

The crypto arm of the Chicago Board of Options Exchange said that the launch comes at a pivotal moment as demand for crypto exposure grows.

The Cboe Global Markets Inc. building in Chicago (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Markets

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Says Further 20% Market Drop Is Possible

Fink, who spoke at the The Economic Club of New York on Monday, said that he still sees the current drawdown as a “buying opportunity.”

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink in New York in 2022 (Photo by Thos Robinson/Getty Images for The New York Times)

Markets

Jamie Dimon Warns Tariffs Could Prompt Inflation, Global Economic Downfall

The CEO of JPMorgan Chase wrote a note to shareholders on Monday, voicing concerns about President Donald Trump’s tariff policy.

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon (CoinDesk)

Finance

Circle’s IPO Filing Tests Crypto Market Confidence After Trump’s Tariff Shock

Circle’s long-awaited IPO filing reignites hopes for crypto listings, but shaky markets and weak financials raise doubts.

(Yorgos Ntrahas/Unsplash)

Markets

Avalanche's AVAX Could Rise 10-Fold by 2029: Standard Chartered

Improved scalability should drive activity and value to the Avalanche network, said Geoff Kendrick.

The Avalanche booth at HBC 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin ETFs Could See $3B in Q2 Inflows Even Without Price Recovery, Says Analyst

The spot funds managed net inflows in the first quarter despite declining prices, but how much was true demand and how much was arbitrage remains in question.


Finance

Fidelity Lets Investors Directly Invest in Crypto Through New IRA Plan

Clients of the brokerage firm have increasingly voiced interest in a tax-advantaged way to trade and hold crypto, a person familiar with the matter, said.

Fidelity (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images).

Finance

Stablecoin Giant Circle Files for IPO After $1.7B Stablecoin Reserve Windfall

If approved, the stock of the company will be trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "CRCL."

Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Circle. (Getty Images)

Markets

OpenAI’s $40B Raise Calms Market Jitters, Sends CoreWeave and AI Tokens Higher

AI tokens, including NEAR, ICP, TAO and RENDER rose on Tuesday after OpenAI announced the closing of its record-breaking private funding round the day prior.

Cloud Based Artificial Intelligence Computing Company CoreWeave Has IPO On Nasdaq Exchange. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Markets

Risk to Bitcoin Buying Plans Makes Strategy a Sell, Says Wall Street Analyst

Michael Saylor's perpetual capital raising machine could be nearing its limit, according to Monness, Crespi, Hardt & Co.

Strategy CEO Michael Saylor at the Digital Asset Summit in New York City on March 20, 2025. (Nikhilesh De)