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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Markets

MicroStrategy Pauses Weekly Bitcoin Purchases Ahead of Earnings

The company reports fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday.

MicroStrategy executive chairman Michael Saylor (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Grayscale Unveils New Dogecoin Trust

The asset manager said the token has transitioned from a memecoin to a tool for global financial inclusion.

Grayscale ad in NYC (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

SEC Approves Bitwise Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF

The fund gives investors exposure feature exposure to both spot bitcoin and ether, weighted by market capitalization.

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan

Markets

Coinbase Files Paperwork To List Solana, Hedera Futures

Coinbase is looking to list the futures as soon as Feb. 18, it said in the filing.

Crypto exchange Coinbase is looking to list Solana and Hedera futures. (Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Markets

Canary Capital's ETF Plans Took Shape Thanks to Trump

Opened last October by ex-Valkyrie founder and CEO Steven McClurg, Canary quickly filed back-to-back applications for four crypto-related exchange-traded funds (ETF).

Canary Capital founder and CEO Steve McClurg (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitwise Files to Launch Dogecoin ETF

The asset manager is among a number of issuers seeking ETFs for the memecoin.

Bitwise submitted an S-1 form to the SEC, a step forward for its dogecoin ETF plans. (CoinDesk)

Finance

Coinbase Receives Approval to Expand Services Into Argentina

Roughly 5 million Argentinians use crypto daily, according to Coinbase.

Flag of Argentina (Angelica Reyes/Unsplash)

Tech

Elon Musk Said to Propose Blockchain Use at D.O.G.E. for Efficiency: Bloomberg

Representatives of the Department of Government Efficiency have spoken with leaders of several public blockchains, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.

Tesla, SpaceX and X CEO Elon Musk arrives to the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Markets

Nasdaq Files for In-Kind Redemptions for BlackRock Spot Bitcoin ETF

The Securities and Exchange Commission had previously only allowed cash redemptions when the spot bitcoin ETFs were approved last January.

(Shutterstock)

Finance

DOGE and TRUMP ETFs May be Coming But Should Institutional Investor Trade Them?

With memecoins dominating the headlines, issuers are filing fresh ETF applications. But is a memecoin ETF a good investment?

Donald Trump (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)