Sheldon Reback

Sheldon Reback is CoinDesk editorial's Regional Head of Europe. Before joining the company, he spent 26 years as an editor at Bloomberg News, where he worked on beats as diverse as stock markets and the retail industry as well as covering the dot-com bubble and collapse. He managed the Bloomberg Terminal's main news page and worked on a global project to produce short, chart-based stories across the newsroom. Before that, he worked for a number of technology magazines in Hong Kong. Sheldon has a degree in industrial chemistry and an MBA. He owns ether and bitcoin below CoinDesk's notifiable limit.

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Markets

Bitcoin consolidates near $78,000 as Arbitrum surges 30% on Robinhood Chain revenue

BTC drifted lower after last week's rally to $81,428, while ARB led DeFi gains as Robinhood Chain's daily fees topped $2 million.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk data)

Markets

London Stock Exchange to work with Payward to bring biggest UK stocks onchain

The LSE is working with Kraken owner Payward, the developer of the xStocks tokenized equities framework, to bring top U.K.-listed stocks onchain.

Entrance to the London Stock Exchange


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U.S. strikes on Iran fail to stir bitcoin, on track for best month since November 2024

Bitcoin held steady despite a broader risk-off move after the first U.S. strikes against Iran for weeks sent oil higher and stocks lower. The cryptocurrency has gained 24% this month.

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Markets

U.S. jobs report, Russia’s digital ruble rollout: Crypto Week Ahead

Your look at what's coming in the week starting Aug. 31.

Bank of Russia in Moscow. (Ludvig14/Wikimedia Commons)

Finance

From Hawala to Swift: Inside the 1,000-year battle to move money safely

Finance has spent centuries decoupling wealth from physical transport, but constantly erasing friction creates vectors for increasingly high-tech exploits.

A stagecoach stands by a sign proclaiming it's the O.K. Corral gunfight site. (Dan Cutler/Unsplash)


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Markets

Bitcoin hits highest level in 3 months before pulling back as altcoins consolidate

BTC briefly touched $81,455 overnight, its highest since May 15 as Nasdaq futures slipped and gold extended gains heading into the weekend.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk data)

Finance

Visa doubles down on South Korea with Upbit operator Dunamu on stablecoin payments

Following a deal with Shinhan Financial, the global payments giant is widening its footprint in Asia’s major crypto hub through South Korea's largest exchange.

Visa offices. (Coolcaesar/Wikimedia Commons)