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

Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin Leads Broad Recovery as Traders Eye Possible Santa Rally

Bitcoin and ether surged following Wednesday's tech-led equities rebound, while derivatives flows signal growing optimism for a year-end push.

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Markets

Ark Invest Buys $16.5M of Coinbase Stock, Largest Purchase Since Aug. 1

COIN closed at $264.97, 4.27% higher on the day, accompanying a relative recovery in the crypto market, which saw bitcoin gain over 3.3% to reclaim $90,000.

Ark Invest's Cathie Wood (CoinDesk)

Policy

Ripple’s RLUSD Stablecoin Wins Key Regulatory Green Light in UAE

The designation means licensed firms can use the dollar-pegged token for regulated activities, placing it into a small group of tokens permitted by the ADGM’s ring-fenced financial system.

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Finance

Crypto Market Maker Portofino Said to Be Hit by Another Wave of Staff Departures

The company's chief revenue officer and chief of staff both recently left the firm, according to a source.

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Bonds Outshine: Crypto Daybook Americas

Your day-ahead look for Nov. 26, 2025

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Markets

Crypto Markets Today: Altcoins Remain Subdued, MON Surges on Upbit Listing

Crypto markets held steady Wednesday, remaining in “extreme fear,” with bitcoin unchanged, altcoins muted and Korean traders driving a rare standout rally in newly listed token MON.

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Markets

KR1 Stakes 'Blue-Chip' Ambition With London Stock Exchange Debut

The Isle of Man-based contrasted its active staking and investment strategy with a more passive digital-asset treasury approach.

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Finance

Oct. 7 Hamas Attack Victims Sue Binance for Damages

Binance allegedly facilitated the transfer of over $1 billion to sanctioned entities including Hamas and Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, a lawsuit said.

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

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Markets

BONK Breaks Through Overhead Resistance as Volume Jumps 85% Above Average

Increased trading volume carried BONK through a major resistance threshold before late pullbacks shaped a new support band.

BONK-USD, Nov. 25 (CoinDesk)

Policy

Upbit 'Assessing' South Korean Regulator's Review After $25M Fine

The country's largest crypto exchange shared a case where the Financial Intelligence Unit was proven wrong in the past and had actions overturned in court.

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