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

Canadian ETF Issuer 3iQ to Work With Coinbase to Offer ETH Staking in Its Funds

Coinbase will provide the necessary infrastructure and serve as a custodian.

Toronto, Canada (Shutterstock)

Markets

ADA, SOL Underperform as Robinhood Gets Set to Delist Them Amid SEC Crackdown

The popular trading app will no longer support the trading of Cardano, Solana and Polygon after Tuesday.

Trading app Robinhood has added Solana, Pepe, Cardano and XRP to the list of cryptocurrencies available to trade on its platform. (Unsplash)

Finance

Fireblocks Adds Support for Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform and Alibaba Cloud

The crypto infrastructure provider has so far helped over 50 major financial institutions transition into the digital asset space.

Fireblocks sign at Miami airport during Bitcoin Miami conference 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Robo-Adviser Hedgehog Launches as App With Gemini as Custodian

Parent company Hedgehog Technologies raised $1.6 million in August 2021 to build the platform.

Close-up photo of a hedgehog in a field or garden.

Finance

Crypto Exchange Backed by Fidelity, Schwab and Citadel Launches With Additional Investors

EDX Markets has a different business model than other crypto exchanges, which regulators like, its CEO Jamil Nazarali told CoinDesk in an interview in April.

Jamil Nazarali, CEO of crypto exchange EDX Markets (CoinDesk TV, modified)

Finance

Deutsche Bank Applies for Digital Asset License in Germany as TradFi Pushes Further Into Crypto

The banking giant announced plans to become a crypto custodian in February 2021.

Deutsche Bank logo (Shutterstock)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Gemini to Expand Asia-Pacific Operations to Capture 'Next Wave' of Growth

The company plans to open an engineering center in India and increase headcount in Singapore to over 100.

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss (Credit: Shutterstock)

Finance

BlackRock’s Spot Bitcoin ETF Not The Same As Grayscale’s Product, Experts Say

While both are technically trusts, there’s one key distinction which makes Blackrock’s proposed investment vehicle an exchange traded fund (ETF).

BitcoinETF: What Comes Next?

Finance

BlackRock May Have Found Way to Get SEC Approval for Spot Bitcoin ETF

The asset management giant included a surveillance-sharing agreement in its proposal, which could eliminate the risk of market manipulation related to bitcoin.

BlackRock headquarters in New York (Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Binance.US Cuts Staff After SEC Suit, Citing ‘Very Costly Litigation Process’

Reports suggest about 10% of the company’s employees were laid off.

Binance.US CEO Brian Shroder (Binance.US)