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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Finance

Deutsche Bank’s DWS, Galaxy, Flow Traders Venture to Introduce German-Regulated Stablecoin

The AllUnity joint venture was granted a BaFin license this week to launch its MiCA-compliant euro stablecoin.

A German flag surrounded by euro banknotes (Bartolomiej Pietrzyk/Shutterstock)

Finance

Mastercard to Expand Crypto Team With Two Senior Hires to Drive Blockchain Initiatives

The payments giant is hiring two U.S.-based leaders to grow its crypto and blockchain business.

Raj Dhamodharan, Head of Crypto and Blockchain, Mastercard (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Tech

Bitcoin Layer-2 Botanix Mainnet Debuts, Cuts Block Times to 5 Seconds

Botanix Labs has emphasized its decentralized governance. The launch coincides with its transition to being operated by a federation of 16 node operators

16:9 Willem Schroé, CEO and Co-Founder of Botanix Labs (Botanix Labs)

Finance

South Korean Exchange Upbit to Work on Won Stablecoin With Naver Pay: Report

A KRW stablecoin could effectively iron out the spread between exchanges and end the "kimchi premium."

South Korea's flag (Daniel Bernard/Unsplash)

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Markets

Bitcoin Network Hashrate Declined in June as Miners Reacted to Recent Heatwave: JPMorgan

The fall in the monthly average network hashrate was a result of miners curtailing operations in response to the recent heatwave, the report said.

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Finance

Bitcoin Miner IREN Hits 50 EH/s Midyear Hashrate Target, Eyes AI Expansion

IREN plans to expand its AI infrastructure at its site in Childress, Texas, with a new data center set for delivery by the end of 2025

ASIC Miners (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

Markets

Strategy's Perpetual Preferred Stocks May Be Front Running S&P 500 Inclusion

Bitcoin’s monthly record close sparks speculation around Strategy’s market moves, but interest rates may also be playing a role.

MSTR, S&P 500, BTC (TradingView)

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Tech

XRPL EVM Sidechain Goes Live, Unlocking Ethereum Dapps in XRP Ecosystem

The development introduces Ethereum Virtual Machine-compatible smart contracts to the XRP Ledger, enabling developers to deploy their Ethereum-based apps.

Ripple Labs CTO David Schwartz (Ripple Labs)

Markets

Circle Valuation Is 'Outside Our Comfort Zone,' Initiate at Underweight: JPMorgan

The Wall Street bank started coverage of the stablecoin issuer with an underweight rating and a $80 price target.

Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Circle Speaks at Hong Kong Fintech Week in 2024 (HK Fintech Week)