Helene Braun

Helene is a New York-based markets reporter at CoinDesk, covering the latest news from Wall Street, the rise of the spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds and updates on crypto markets. She is a 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

Live updates: Bitcoin closing out best quarter since 2024, ether its best since 2021

Crypto prices rose early Wednesday after better-than-forecast inflation data, but gave up those gains as interest rates continued to surge.

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Robinhood adds AI agents, perps and weekend trading in push to win active traders

The brokerage is expanding its trading hours and adding leveraged crypto products and automated trading tools to attract more active investors.

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev (right) presenting at Robinhood launch event on Sep. 29. (CooinDesk)

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Goldman Sachs brings $100 billion Treasury fund into crypto’s institutional plumbing

The bank is bringing its roughly $100 billion Treasury fund to institutional crypto firms without creating a tokenized version of it.

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Finance

Live updates: Bitcoin remains under pressure as Iran denies report of peace progress

The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield is sharply higher again, rising to a new cycle high above 5.27%.

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New York sues Polymarket, alleging it is running an illegal gambling operation

The state wants to block Polymarket from operating without a gambling license and recover allegedly illegal gains.

Polymarket founder and CEO Shayne Coplan (Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for The New York Times)

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Bitcoin’s bear markets are getting milder. Bull markets may be next

Bitcoin’s latest bear market was milder than past crashes as ETFs, institutional investors and a maturing market reshape its cycles.

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Markets

Kalshi says it is not being investigated by the CFTC over trading activity

The prediction market says unusual patterns in its ether perpetual market are the result of liquidity incentives.

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Finance

Live updates: Bitcoin pulls back to $84,000 as bond yields fly higher

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield has soared 18 basis points on Wednesday to its highest level since 2007.

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Live updates: Bitcoin trades near $86,000 as U.S. stocks post small gains

WTI crude oil dropped to $90 as reports suggested Iran could reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days.

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Bitcoin could test $90,000 after shorts get squeezed, but traders warn leverage is building

Bitcoin has broken out to $86,000, but analysts say the next leg depends on whether spot buyers continue to show up as leverage builds.

Bitcoin breaks through $82,000 wall and heads higher. (CoinDesk)