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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Policy

DeFi Platform MANTRA Secures Dubai License, Expanding Global Reach

The platform recently added Google as a primary validator and infrastructure to its blockchain.

John Patrick Mullin, CEO & Co-Founder of MANTRA, and Richard Widmann, Global Head of Crypto Strategy at Google Cloud, speak at Consensus Hong Kong 2025 by CoinDesk. (CoinDesk/Personae Digital)

Markets

Semler Scientific Q4 EPS Jumps to $3.64 After Marking Up Bitcoin Holdings

The medical-devices company currently holds 3,192 bitcoin after boosting its holdings earlier this month.

Bitcoin, Semler Scientific

Finance

Mastercard Says It Has Moved Beyond Experimentation in Crypto, Focused on 'Real Solutions'

“What is stopping [crypto] from going mainstream is really that consumers need to be able to find each other using what they already know,” Mastercard’s head of crypto and blockchain, Raj Dhamodharan told CoinDesk.

Raj Dhamodharan, Head of Crypto and Blockchain, Mastercard (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Markets

Wisconsin More Than Doubled BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Holdings to 6M Shares

The state’s investment board's stake is worth more than $340 million at IBIT's current price of $56.10.

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

Policy

Reality of XRP ETF Is One Step Closer After SEC Acknowledges Filing

The Securities and Exchanges Commission acknowledged a filing by the New York Stock Exchange and Grayscale for an XRP ETF on Thursday.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse at Korea Blockchain Week. (Parikshit Mishra/CoinDesk)

Markets

Coinbase Posts $2.27B in Q4 Revenue, Blowing Through $1.84B Estimate

The crypto exchange benefited from a major bull move in crypto during the fourth quarter surrounding Trump's election victory.

Coinbase app opening screen on mobile phone (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

Policy

Crypto Scam Revenue From ‘Pig Butchering,’ AI Schemes Likely Grew in 2024, Chainalysis Reports

Fraudsters raked in at least $9.9 billion and possibly as much as $12.4 billion with their methods becoming more “professionalized.”

Photo of hands on a keyboard in a darkened room. (Unsplash)

Finance

Robinhood's Big Earnings Beat Could Bode Well for Coinbase

The popular trading platform said revenue for fourth quarter rose 115% from last year, mainly driven by crypto.

Robinhood shares could benefit from SEC dropping Coinbase case. (Shutterstock)

Finance

Franklin Templeton Expands $594M Market Money Fund to Solana

The move comes after Securitize linked to Solana to bring tokenized real-world assets to the network.

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

Markets

Coinbase Q4 Earnings Expected to Show Best Volume Since 2021

The crypto exchange reports fourth quarter results after the close on Thursday.

Coinbase app opening screen on mobile phone (appshunter.io/Unsplash)