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

CoreWeave Stock Debuts at $39 After Selling Shares for $40 A Piece

Shares of the company debuted on Nasdaq on Friday under the ticker CRWV.

Cloud Based Artificial Intelligence Computing Company CoreWeave Has IPO On Nasdaq Exchange. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Finance

A Public Company Boasting Trump's Sons on Advisory Board Is Buying BlackRock Bitcoin ETFs

Dominari Holdings, a wealth management firm, announced during an earnings report on Friday that it would use a portion of its excess cash to buy shares of the iShares Bitcoin Trust.

Dominari Holdings (DOMH), located in the Trump Tower in New York City, made headlines last month after the Trump brothers joined its 58-year-old board of advisors and became investors. (Getty Images)

Markets

CoreWeave Goes Public at $40 Per Share, Raises $1.5 Billion

AI powerhouse Nvidia aims to anchor a $250 million order, Bloomberg reported.

cloud servers (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

GameStop Tumbles 25% Following Bitcoin Convertible Bond Plan. What's Happening?

The sell-off might have to do with the convertible note pricing, while some speculated that it's a sign of investor disapproval of the bitcoin acquisition plans.

(John Smith/VIEWpress)

Markets

Possible Blow to Crypto as CoreWeave Reportedly Slashes Valuation to $23B

A separate report said the AI-related firm is also cutting the size of its IPO to just $1.5 billion.

cloud servers (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

BlackRock Expands Digital Asset Team, Adds Four High-Level Roles

The asset manager added four new roles to its website, including a legal counsel to advise on ETF launches.

The BlackRock company logo is seen outside of its NYC headquarters. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Markets

GameStop Bitcoin Pivot Spurs Social Media Chatter as Stock Soars 16%

The gaming retailer will spend some of its $4.8 billion cash holdings to buy bitcoin and stablecoins, sparking discussions around how much it will actually buy.

A GameStop store (CoinDesk Archive)

Finance

Now Is 'Really Good Time' to Buy Bitcoin, Says Trillion Dollar Investment Manager

Global investment firm T. Rowe Price’s global technology portfolio manager, Dominic Rizzo, spoke at the Exchange conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday.

(Namthip Muanthongthae, Getty Images)

Markets

GameStop to Add Bitcoin to Balance Sheet

Company CEO Ryan Cohen had teased possible purchases weeks ago, notably sharing a photo of himself and Strategy's Michael Saylor at a Mar-a-Lago event

(John Smith/VIEWpress)

Markets

A $41B Investment Firm Wants to Stick With Just Bitcoin ETFs as Safer Bet

The investment firm and provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) launched three protected bitcoin ETFs earlier this year, but it won’t do the same for Ethereum.

Calamos Investments CEO John Koudounis (Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Concordia Summit)