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

Bitwise Tops Bitcoin ETF Low-Fee Table, While Grayscale Bets on Size

Just one potential spot bitcoin ETF issuer has set a management fee above 1% as many of the others are asking for less than 0.5%.

Sign saying fee area ahead on a background of desert shrubland

Finance

Bitcoin ETF Fees Will Play Critical Role in the Race to Popularity

So far, only six potential spot bitcoin ETF issuers have revealed their charges, and Fidelity is the cheapest.

The SEC, under Chair Gary Gensler, is likely to decide on a spot bitcoin ETF in coming days. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitcoin ETFs Could Spark Huge BTC Trading. The Market Appears Up to the Task

Market makers, like trading firm DRW, have been preparing for months to be able to provide the necessary liquidity to ensure sufficient liquidity should the SEC approve bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the U.S.

Predecessors of today's traders at the NYSE floor in 1963 (Library of Congress)

Finance

BlackRock, Valkyrie Name Authorized Participants Including JPMorgan for Bitcoin ETF

BlackRock will use J.P. Morgan and Jane Street as their authorized participants. Valkyrie has also named Jane Street in addition to Cantor Fitzgerald.

BlackRock HQ

Finance

Small ESG-Focused Crypto Asset Manager Is Another Late Entrant to Bitcoin ETF Race

7RCC, a crypto asset management firm targeting ESG-focused investors, filed an application with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a spot-bitcoin and carbon credits futures exchange traded fund (ETF).

Gemini founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss (Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)

Markets

Coinbase Launches Spot Trading of Bitcoin and Ether Outside the U.S.

The feature will initially launch for institutional investors but will be rolled out for retail investors in the coming months, the exchange said.

Coinbase (Alpha Photo/Flickr)

Finance

Digital Asset Brokerage Firm Nonco Raises $10M Seed Funding Led by Valor Capital, Hack VC

The firm says it has already seen $6 billion in volume in Americas since its debut in April.

Fernando Martinez, CEO of Nonco. (Nonco)

Finance

BlackRock Spot BTC ETF Seed Funding is a Step Forward, but Just a Step

The move appears to be more for "operational purposes," said one ETF expert.

BlackRock HQ

Finance

Coinbase Adds Message-Based Crypto Payments to Its Decentralized Wallet

The new feature comes at a time of growing positive sentiment in the crypto market after over a year of pain for industry participants.

(Alpha Photo/Flickr)

Finance

New Binance CEO Evasive in First Marquee Interview Since Getting One of the Biggest Jobs in Crypto

Richard Teng, who just took over from founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao amid a $4.3 billion legal settlement, didn't give specific answers to simple questions asked by the moderator when asked where the exchange is headquartered or who the exchange's auditor is.

Binance CEO Richard Teng speaks in an interview at the Financial Times' Crypto and Digital Assets Summit in London. (CoinDesk/Lyllah Ledesma)