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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Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Has Precedent in Other Big U.S. Government Purchases: Michael Saylor

“The Trump administration understands it, I think Senator Lummis understands it … that’s why it will happen,” Saylor said during a presentation at an event in Miami Thursday.

MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (Credit: CoinDesk/Danny Nelson)

Финансы

Franklin Templeton Expands $410M Money Market Fund to Ethereum Blockchain

Ethereum is by far the most popular blockchain for issuers of tokenized traditional assets with a current market cap of $1.6 billion.

Jenny Johnson, Franklin Templeton president and CEO, speaks at Consensus 2024. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Политика

Senior Federal Reserve Official Who Blasted Bitcoin Now Says He'll Have an Open Mind

Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari, who previously called the cryptocurrency industry "worthless" and "nonsense," still isn't an uber-bull, though.

Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari, who continues to have doubts about the real-life use cases of crypto, said he will keep an open mind. (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)

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Robinhood Adds SOL, PEPE, ADA, XRP Following Trump Victory

Crypto-friendly Donald Trump’s win in the U.S. presidential race will likely result in a change in leadership at the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Trading app Robinhood has added Solana, Pepe, Cardano and XRP to the list of cryptocurrencies available to trade on its platform. (Unsplash)

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Revolut Expands Crypto Exchange Across EU After Successful Launch in UK

Tens of thousands of traders have been using the bank’s crypto exchange in the UK, a spokesperson said.

CoinDesk at CES 2023

Политика

Former Alameda Co-CEO Sam Trabucco Agrees to Forfeit $70M, Yacht, Apartments to FTX Creditors

Trabucco agreed to forfeit apartments worth $8.7 million and a 53-foot yacht as well as the rights to claims filed against FTX for about $70 million, a filing shows.

Former Alameda Research co-CEO, Sam Trabucco (Alameda Research)

Политика

Here's How Quickly Gary Gensler Could Lose His SEC Chair Gig Under Trump

With the crypto-friendly Donald Trump being elected president, industry leaders are now awaiting his first big move, which could be appointing a new chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Gary Gensler, Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, testifies during the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Oversight of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Bill Clark-Pool/Getty Images)

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Bitcoin Price Crushing Altcoins Heading Into U.S. Election. Is There an Alt Rally Coming After?

Altcoins have lagged throughout the year amid regulatory uncertainty, and hence, K33 Research analysts said they are "more sensitive" to the election results.

BTC, SOL, ETH and CD20 price performance over the past week (CoinDesk Indices)

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First UK Pension Fund Invests in Bitcoin

Moving bitcoin into pension schemes is “a bold step that reflects the forward-thinking nature of the trustees involved,” pension specialist Cartwright told Corporate Advisor magazine.

The first U.K.-based pension fund has allocated money into bitcoin. (Camomile Shumba/CoinDesk)

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Michael Saylor Conjures Stock Market Magic With Giant Plan to Buy More Bitcoin

Normally, a $21 billion equity offering by a company only worth just over double that amount would tank the issuer's stock price. But the economics around corporate America's biggest bitcoin bull are different.

MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (Credit: CoinDesk/Danny Nelson)