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

Steady Interest in Bitcoin Keeps Money Flowing Into Crypto Funds

Investment products focused on the largest cryptocurrency gained $98 million, up from $95 million the week before.

Weekly Crypto Asset Flows (US$m) (CoinShares)

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Expected to Rise on Taproot Upgrade

Some analysts expect a price rise as the Bitcoin network receives the most significant upgrade since 2017.

Bitcoin rise (Shutterstock)

Finance

Miami to Give ‘Bitcoin Yield’ From MiamiCoin to Its Citizens

The city’s mayor, Francis Suarez, announced the news on CoinDesk TV on Thursday.

Miami Mayor Wants City to Be a 'Clean' Mining Hub for Crypto

Markets

Market Wrap: Higher Inflation Expected to Send Bitcoin and Gold Higher Into End of Year

Bitcoin hit an all-time high Wednesday before falling back.

The correlation between bitcoin and gold (Damanick Dantes/CoinDesk, Koyfin)

Finance

MakerDAO’s Christensen Turns Optimistic After US Stablecoin Report

The founder of the crypto lender and stablecoin issuer had feared the worst about potential regulation.

MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen on CoinDesk TV

Finance

Tether’s USDT to Launch on Avalanche

The company behind the stablecoin also said that through an integration with Bitfinex, investors would have fast access to the token on the crypto exchange at low cost.

Tether

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Outperforms as Traders Prepare for Next Leg Higher

Bitcoin is up about 5% over the past week, compared with a 3% rise in ether over the same period.

Bitcoin market dominance ratio (Damanick Dantes/CoinDesk, TradingView)

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Rises as Central Banks Maintain Low Rates

The cryptocurrency is rising along with stocks, although some analysts expect the rally could fade next year.

For now, era of low rates benefit risk assets (Shutterstock)

Markets

Crypto Fund Inflows YTD Significantly Higher Than Last Year

Total assets under management have also reached an all-time high of $80 billion.

Weekly Crypto Asset Flows

Finance

‘Too Much’ Innovation Is Dangerous With Stablecoins: OCC Chief Hsu

“There is some risk that folks who are least able to bear it lose their money,” the acting comptroller of the currency warned on CoinDesk TV Monday.

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu on CoinDesk TV.