Helene Braun

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 Daily Wide
Markets Daily: CoinDesk Markets Week in Review
CoinDesk Indices presents notable data insights from the week, followed by additional analysis from an industry expert.
Markets Daily Wide
Stripe co-founder and President John Collison said, "crypto is finding real utility," in a keynote on Thursday. (Christophe Morin/IP3/Getty Images)
Stripe Brings Back Crypto Payments Via USDC Stablecoin
The payments firm stopped taking crypto payments in 2018 due to bitcoin’s high volatility.
Stripe co-founder and President John Collison said, "crypto is finding real utility," in a keynote on Thursday. (Christophe Morin/IP3/Getty Images)
Markets Daily Wide
Crypto Update | Positive Regulatory Developments for Crypto
The latest price moves and insights with Helene Braun and Laurence Latimer, Founder and CEO of Dinara.
Markets Daily Wide
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Franklin Templeton Upgrades $380M Tokenized Treasury Fund to Enable Peer-to-Peer Transfers
The new feature helps to expand the utility of the Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund's BENJI token and make it more interconnected with the digital asset ecosystem.
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Canada's institutional investors have re-embraced crypto, with 39% of respondents having exposure to the asset class in 2023, according to a KPMG survey. (Sebastiaan Stam / Unsplash)
KPMG Survey Finds 39% of Canada’s Institutional Investors Had Exposure To Crypto Assets in 2023
Of those 39%, three quarters owned crypto currencies directly.
Canada's institutional investors have re-embraced crypto, with 39% of respondents having exposure to the asset class in 2023, according to a KPMG survey. (Sebastiaan Stam / Unsplash)
Markets Daily Wide
Crypto Update | Increasing Adoption: Institutional Investors and Bitcoin
The latest price moves and insights with Helene Braun and Mark Connors, Head of 3iQ.
Markets Daily Wide
Jack Dorsey speaking at Consensus 2018. (CoinDesk)
Jack Dorsey’s Block Is Building a Bitcoin Mining System
The firm also completed the development of its three-nanometer mining chip, which it had been working on since April 2023.
Jack Dorsey speaking at Consensus 2018. (CoinDesk)
Strike CEO Jack Mallers speaking at the Bitcoin 2023 conference in Miami Beach, Florida. (CoinDesk/Frederick Munawa)
Bitcoin Payments App Strike Launches for European Customers
The app, which has been available in the U.S. since 2020, also recently expanded its services to Africa.
Strike CEO Jack Mallers speaking at the Bitcoin 2023 conference in Miami Beach, Florida. (CoinDesk/Frederick Munawa)
The New York Stock Exchange (Tomas Eidsvold/Unsplash)
NYSE Asks Market Participants About 24/7 Trading for Stocks
Round-the-clock trading became popular with the rise of cryptocurrencies and an increase in retail investor activity during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The New York Stock Exchange (Tomas Eidsvold/Unsplash)
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Bitcoin Halving Is Not a Bullish Event, Says 10x Research Analyst
Markus Thielen, co-founder of 10x Research, said that previous post-halving bull run cycles weren’t a result of the halving, but of the macro environment.
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