Helene Braun

Helene is a New York-based news reporter at CoinDesk, covering news about Wall Street, the rise of the spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and updates on crypto exchanges. She is also the co-host of CoinDesk's Markets Daily show on Spotify and Youtube. Helene is a recent 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

Izzy Englander's Millennium, Paul Singer’s Elliott Among Bitcoin ETF Holders

Apollo Management was also a buyer in the spot bitcoin ETF space in the first quarter.

Paul Singer, founder, president, and co-CEO of Elliott Managemen. (Thos Robinson/Getty Images for New York Times)

Finance

Vanguard, Avowedly Anti-Crypto, Names Bitcoin-Friendly Ex-BlackRock Exec as CEO

Samil Ramji, who led BlackRock’s ETF business including the launch of the firm’s spot bitcoin product, departed the firm in January.

Vanguard logo (John Keeble/Getty Images)

Finance

State of Wisconsin Buys Nearly $100M Worth of BlackRock Spot Bitcoin ETF

The state’s investment board bought 94,562 shares of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust in the first quarter of the year.

The state of Wisconsin has bought roughly $321.5 million worth of BlackRock's spot bitcoin ETF. (Nick Youngson)

Markets

Hong Kong Bitcoin and Ether ETFs See $39M Outflows on Monday: Farside Investors

Previous outflows hovered around the $6 million mark, signaling a significant uptick in negative flows on Monday.

Hong Kong harbor skyline view into Kowloon

Markets

Jack Dorsey Says Bitcoin Price Will Go Beyond $1 Million in 2030

Dorsey, who led the social media platform from 2015 to 2021, developed a strong interest in crypto during that time and is now fully focused on the sector.

Jack Dorsey speaks at Consensus 2018 (CoinDesk)

Finance

WisdomTree’s Crypto Business Goes Live in New York Against Big Shareholder's Wishes

The asset manager’s largest shareholder is urging investors to vote against the reappointment of the firm’s CEO, Jonathan Steinberg, who has led the firm’s business toward decentralized finance.

WisdomTree CEO Jonathan Steinberg, left. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Finance

Grayscale Parent Digital Currency Group Reports $229M Revenue for Q1

Grayscale, which converted its flagship Grayscale Bitcoin Trust into an ETF in January, saw revenue stay flat as rising crypto prices balanced out heavy outflows and a lower management fee.

Digital Currency Group CEO Barry Silbert (CoinDesk archives)