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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Optimism community begins vote on OP token buybacks

The Optimism Foundation's proposal would link the value of the OP token more directly to the economic performance of the Superchain.

A seedling sprouts from a pile of coins.

政策

Crypto regulation to become global reality this year, PwC says

PwC says 2026 is when crypto rules go live globally, reshaping stablecoins, compliance, and the race to become the industry’s most trusted hub.

PwC building (Photo by 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝘙𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘳 on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

テクノロジー

Ethereum upgrade sparks activity spike, but JPMorgan doubts it will last

The Fusaka upgrade raised usage, but pressure from layer-2 networks and rival blockchains continues to cloud Ethereum's long-term growth outlook.

Ethereum Logo

マーケット

Strategy's credit risk falls as preferred equity value surpasses convertible debt

The bitcoin-owning company's capital structure is shifting toward permanent capital, reducing refinancing risk and damping credit volatility.

Strategy Executive Chaiman Michael Saylor (Gage Skidmore / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Modified by CoinDesk)

広告

Crypto Daybook 米州

Risk assets rally on taco trade: Crypto Daybook Americas

Your day-ahead look for Jan. 22, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

マーケット

Bitcoin volatility shrinks as tariff jitters fade: Crypto Markets Today

Crypto prices stabilized after Wednesday’s tariff-driven volatility, with bitcoin reclaiming $90,000 as equities rebounded and traders rotated back into risk assets.

President Donald Trump (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

金融

Binance co-founder Zhao in talks with ‘probably a dozen’ governments on asset tokenization

Tokenization could allow governments to raise funds by selling fractional ownership of state-owned assets like infrastructure, real estate or commodities.

Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (Nikhilesh De/Modified by CoinDesk)

マーケット

Strive proposes $150 million preferred stock sale to repay debt, buy bitcoin

The capital raise will support balance sheet restructuring and the company's bitcoin strategy.

Strive CEO Matt Cole speaks at BTC Asia in Hong Kong (screenshot)

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金融

Nomura-backed Laser Digital introduces tokenized bitcoin yield-bearing fund

The Laser Digital Bitcoin Diversified Yield Fund SP targets excess returns on top of BTC performance.

Headshot of Laser Digital CEO Jez Mohideen

マーケット

Solana outpaces crypto market as Claude Code-linked token frenzy lifts network activity

Network activity has risen, driven by speculation around AI tokens, with active addresses increasing from 14.7 million to 18.9 million in a week.

"Solana Rallies 2% to $130 Amid RWA Milestone and Institutional Inflows"