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

Paxos Has Other 'White Label' Stablecoin Opportunities in the Works in Addition to PayPal USD

Paxos is the issuer of PYUSD, the dollar-backed stablecoin launched by the payments giant on Monday.

Paxos logo

Finance

PayPal’s Regulated Stablecoin Is ‘Watershed Moment’ in Crypto, Says Partner Paxos

That's because the token is being issued by Paxos, a regulated company, which means holders will have more protections, a Paxos exec says.

PayPal has successfully converted its conditional BitLicense to a full one. (Getty Images)

Finance

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez to Accept Presidential Campaign Donations in Bitcoin

The move is part of a "process of developing technologies that are going to create democratizing opportunities for wealth creation," Suarez said in an interview on CoinDesk TV on Friday.

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez will accept bitcoin donations for his presidential campaign. (CoinDesk TV)

Finance

Elon Musk’s X Seeks Data Partner to Build Trading Service on App: Semafor

Given the billionaire's affinity for digital assets, the offering could include crypto trading.

(Steve Jurvetson/Wikimedia Commons)

Finance

Michael Saylor Says Bitcoin ETFs Will Be the ‘Super Tanker’ for His MicroStrategy ‘Sports Car’

The software company now owns around $4.5 billion worth of bitcoin and is planning to buy more in the third quarter of this year.

MicroStrategy Executive Director Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

Finance

Binance Appoints New Compliance Officer as Regulatory Crackdown Intensifies

The new position for Kristen Hecht comes as Binance is under scrutiny by multiple law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad and could even face fraud charges.

Binance Logo (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin ETF Approval Odds Just Got Better: Bloomberg Analysts

They now see a 65% chance a U.S. spot bitcoin ETF will launch this year, up from 50% previously.

Graph superimposed over a markets monitor

Finance

Coinbase Analysts Optimistic Ahead of Q2 Earnings, but Warn About USDC Risks and Lower Trading Volumes

The crypto exchange reports earnings for the second quarter of 2023 after the market closes on Thursday.

Coinbase's Base blockchain has gone live (Chesnot/Getty Images)

Finance

GameStop to Remove Crypto Wallets Citing 'Regulatory Uncertainty'

The company will remove its iOS and Chrome wallet extensions on Nov. 1.

(Walter Knerr/Pixabay)

Policy

DeSantis Accuses Biden of 'War on Bitcoin,' Vows to Stop It if Elected President

DeSantis is likely referring to the recent action by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against multiple crypto exchanges.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (Florida State Government)