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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Paul Klanschek, CEO Bitpanda
Bitpanda’s Success Is Thanks to Timing and Poker
Paul Klanschek, CEO of the $4.1 billion startup, attributes his success to persistence, timing and poker skills.
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Dillon Rosenblatt
Meet the 23-Year-Old Behind Tom Brady’s NFT Play
Dillon Rosenblatt is a tech mogul’s son with his own entrepreneurial hunger.
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German Crypto Startups Welcome $415B 'Spezialfonds' Law, Even if the Impact Is Small So Far
A new German law allows for $415 billion in new crypto investment. But, given the conservative nature of "spezialfonds," the money might take time to arrive.
Berlin by night
Tesla CEO Elon Musk
Elon Is 'In It for the Profit Motive': An Interview With Google's Neel Mehta
Crypto will become part of the establishment, says bestselling author Neel Mehta. But bubbles, revolutions and a billionaire's tweetstorms come first.
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Voorhees Applauds Crypto's Hyper-Capitalism as ShapeShift Goes 'Gray'
Founder Erik Voorhees said on CoinDesk TV today he's converting his exchange into a DAO in part due to "regulatory friction."
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Why Crypto Miners Are Expanding Beyond Quebec
Two large bitcoin miners are growing beyond Quebec because of restrictions on the use of power to run their operations.
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Circle founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire
USDC Assets to Be Disclosed in SEC Filings, Circle CEO Says
“Our intention is to include greater reserves transparency” as the stablecoin operator goes public via a SPAC deal, Jeremy Allaire told CoinDesk TV Friday.
Circle founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire
"End SARS" protesters in Nigeria last year.
'They'd Rather Buy Bitcoin and Take That Risk': An Interview With Paxful's Nena Nwachukwu
Last year’s End SARS protests over police brutality were a catalyst for Bitcoin adoption in Nigeria, says Nwachukwu, ahead of...
"End SARS" protesters in Nigeria last year.
The Kaiko team with CEO Ambre Soubiran in the center (blue jacket)
Crypto Data Firm Kaiko Closes $24M Funding Round, Looks to Asia
The Paris-based institutional data firm plans to open an Asian office in either Hong Kong or Singapore later this year.
The Kaiko team with CEO Ambre Soubiran in the center (blue jacket)
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Ex-PayPal Execs Launch Cross-Border Payments Network on Algorand
Six Clovers is using regulated stablecoins like USDC.
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