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Helene Braun

Exchanges & TradFi Reporter

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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Policy

Pro-Crypto Ohio Senator J.D. Vance Is Donald Trump's Vice President Pick

Trump said that the Ohio Senator “will be strongly focused on the people he fought so brilliantly for, the American Workers and Farmers.”

Jul 15, 2024

Ohio Senator J.D. Vance (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Finance

BlackRock’s Larry Fink: Bitcoin Is ‘Legitimate Financial Instrument'

The company's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) added roughly $4 billion in assets in the second quarter.

Jul 15, 2024

Larry Fink reiterated that bitcoin is a legitimate financial asset (Sean Gallup/Getty images)

Markets

Fed Might Focus on Weakening Labor Market Rather Than Inflation as It Mulls Rate Cuts: Economists

Thursday’s CPI report showed that prices declined on a monthly basis for the first time since March 2020, spurring hope that the Fed will finally cut rates.

Jul 12, 2024

A weakening labor market could persuade the Fed to cut rates even as inflation is not yet back to the Fed's 2% goal. (Anchalee Phanmaha/Getty Images)

Finance

Coinbase Unveils Web App to Track Personal On-Chain Wallets

The app is available on both desktops and mobile devices.

Jul 11, 2024

16:9 Wallet (Prasanta Sahoo/PIxabay)

News Analysis

It's Not Germany Selling Bitcoin. It's One of Its States and It Has No Choice.

Since confiscating nearly $3 billion worth of bitcoin in January, Germany's state of Saxony has sold over half of its initial holdings, causing distress in the market.

Jul 9, 2024

Saxony, Leipzig (Harald Nachtmann/Getty Images)

Policy

What Still Needs to Happen Before Spot Ether ETFs Can Trade

Spot ether exchange-traded funds may begin trading as soon as this Friday or in a few weeks.

Jul 9, 2024

Ether spot ETFs to see same sources of demand as bitcoin versions but on lower scale: Bernstein. (Rob Mitchell/CoinDesk)

Markets

Ether ETF Fee Race Begins as Invesco Reveals 0.25% Charge, Slightly Higher Than VanEck

Asset manager VanEck previously disclosed that it would charge a 0.20% management fee for its fund.

Jul 9, 2024

Sign saying fee area ahead on a background of desert shrubland

Finance

VanEck, 21Shares Solana ETF Plan Confirmed in Cboe Filing

Both asset managers, which submitted S-1 filings in June, will list their products on the Cboe Exchange, according to a filing by the exchange.

Jul 8, 2024

(Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Markets

Crypto-Friendly Sen. JD Vance's Odds as Trump VP Pick Double on Polymarket

Traders on the crypto-based prediction market now see a 29% chance that the Ohio Republican will be former President Trump’s running mate, up from 14% a week ago.

Jul 8, 2024

Sen. JD Vance, right, with former U.S. President Donald Trump (Drew Angerer/Getty images)

Markets

Investors Added Money to Bitcoin ETFs Even as Prices Slipped 7% in June

BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust continued to lead as the largest of the funds.

Jul 2, 2024

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