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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BitGet CEO on Overall Crypto Market Turmoil
The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and BitGet CEO Gracy Chen.
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CoinDesk Markets Week in Review
CoinDesk Indices presents notable data insights from the week, followed by additional analysis from an industry expert.
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Wall Street analysts characterized Coinbase’s second-quarter earnings as ‘solid’, given the industry's downtick in trading volume - the exchange’s biggest source of income historically. (PiggyBank/Unsplash)
Coinbase's 'Solid' Earnings May Get Derailed by Low Volume, Fed Headwinds, Analysts Say
The company reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings on Thursday but saw a strong downtick in revenue from transaction fees, its main source of income.
Wall Street analysts characterized Coinbase’s second-quarter earnings as ‘solid’, given the industry's downtick in trading volume - the exchange’s biggest source of income historically. (PiggyBank/Unsplash)
MicroStrategy executive chairman and co-founder Michael Saylor. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
MicroStrategy Bull Doubles Down on The Stock by Raising Price Target to Wall Street High
The broker raised its year-end price target for the software company to $2,150 from $1,875.
MicroStrategy executive chairman and co-founder Michael Saylor. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
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Bitcoin Trading Sideways Is the 'Best Thing' for Long-Term Holders: eToro US Analyst
The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and eToro US Investment and Options Analyst Bret Kenwell.
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Coinbase (COIN) reported second-quarter earnings on Thursday. (PiggyBank/Unsplash)
Coinbase Shares Rise After Q2 Revenue Beats Wall Street Estimates Amid Falling Trading Volume
The crypto exchange posted better-than-expected revenue mostly due to its sales diversification strategy.
Coinbase (COIN) reported second-quarter earnings on Thursday. (PiggyBank/Unsplash)
Michael Saylor (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
MicroStrategy Reports Q2 Loss; Bitcoin Holdings Rise to 226,500
Still not switching over to mark-to-market, the company booked an impairment charge of $180.1 million in the second quarter.
Michael Saylor (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
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Bitcoin Trading Sideways Is the 'Best Thing' for Long-Term Holders: eToro US Analyst
The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and eToro US Investment and Options Analyst Bret Kenwell.
Markets Daily Wide
Markets Daily Wide
Democrats Need to Be the Party of 'Innovation': Rep. Ro Khanna
The latest price moves and insights with Jennifer Sanasie and Rep. Ro Khanna.
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Former President Donald Trump (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)
Making Bitcoin a Strategic Reserve Asset Contradicts 'Freedom From Government' Narrative, Says WSJ
The plan, which sounds similar to a proposal from Sen. Cynthia Lummis’ (R-Wyo.), doesn’t echo “freedom, sovereignty and independence from government coercion and control,” whi...
Former President Donald Trump (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)