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 of 2000-2002. He managed the Bloomberg Terminal's main news page and also worked on a global project to produce short, chart-based stories across the newsroom. He previously worked as a journalist 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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Tech

Quantum computing threatens the $2 trillion Bitcoin network. BTQ Technologies says it has a defense.

Post-quantum cryptography specialist BTQ Technologies has introduced ‘Bitcoin Quantum,’ a permissionless fork and testnet of the largest cryptocurrency.

quantum computer

Markets

Bitcoin pares Powell-fueled spike as privacy coins outperform: Crypto Markets Today

Bitcoin briefly topped $92,000 on interest-rate uncertainty, while privacy coins hit fresh highs and memecoin activity lifted select altcoins.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell taking questions during the October 2025 FOMC press conference.

Markets

U.S. inflation report, BNB Smart Chain’s hard fork: Crypto Week Ahead

Your look at what's coming in the week starting Jan. 12.

Stylized BNB token logo (Midjourney/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Policy

Dubai bans privacy token use on exchanges, tightens stablecoin rules in crypto reset

Dubai's financial regulator said privacy-focused assets are incompatible with global compliance norms as it moves to a firm-led token suitability model and sharper stablecoin classifications.

Dubai UAE (Pexels, Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin treasury firms linked to Adam Back sign preliminary agreement to combine

The proposed deal would take Sweden-based H100 into Switzerland and deepen its institutional bitcoin treasury strategy.

Adam Back, CEO Blockstream (CoinDesk/Personae Digital)

Finance

Tether said to have invested up to $50 million in crypto lender Ledn at $500 million valuation

The stablecoin issuer’s previously undisclosed investment valued the lender at about $500 million, according to a person familiar with the transaction.

Stylized Tether logo

Policy

Registered crypto companies must reapply for approval, UK regulator says

The FCA said firms wishing to undertake crypto-related activity will be need to be authorized when a new regime starts in October 2027.

UK FCA (FCA, modified by CoinDesk)

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Markets

Toncoin drops, falls through key support levels in technical breakdown

The decline was accompanied by a spike in volume, suggesting large-holder or institutional activity, and analysts see a risk of continued pressure.

TON Price Rises 1.06% to $1.77 Amid Tepid Trading Volume and Lagging Crypto Rally

Policy

Ripple wins UK regulatory approval from Financial Conduct Authority

Ripple has gained FCA registration through its U.K. subsidiary, marking a key regulatory milestone as Britain moves to bring crypto into its financial framework.

A view over the City of London taken over the Thames near Tower Bridge. (Cj / Unsplash+)