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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Markets

Crypto markets bleed as bitcoin hovers above liquidation zone

Bitcoin dropped to $63,000 as the dollar climbed and equities weakened. A break below $60,000 risks further liquidations and a slide toward $52,500.

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Finance

Step Finance shuts operations after $27 million January hack

Step is working on a buyback for holders of native token STEP based on a snpashot of holdings and value prior to the incident.

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Markets

Canaan buys Cipher’s 49% of West Texas mining venture for $39.75 million in stock

The transaction gives Cipher a major shareholding in the Singapore-based company.

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Finance

Hong Kong's RedotPay said to plan blockbuster $1 billion IPO in New York: Bloomberg

The stablecoin payments company has hired JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and Jefferies, according to Bloomberg.

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Policy

Crypto.com wins initial approval for U.S. federally regulated crypto custodian bank

The national trust charter institution would consolidate custody services under a single framework under federal oversight.

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Markets

Bitcoin stabilizes after overnight crypto rout, bouncing to $66,000

Bitcoin fell to $64,270 shortly after midnight UTC before rebounding to $66,300, as thin liquidity amplified moves tied to U.S. tariff plans and geopolitical tensions.

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Markets

Circle Internet, crypto miners report earnings: Crypto Week Ahead

Your look at what's coming in the week starting Feb. 23

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Markets

‘Bitcoin to zero’ searches spike in the U.S., but the bottom signal is mixed

Google Trends data shows the term hit a record high in the U.S. this month, though global interest has fallen since peaking in August.

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