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: Zcash Surges to Lead Altcoin Market as Bitcoin Stalls Near $108K

While bitcoin and ether continue to trade within tight ranges, Zcash (ZEC) has extended its extraordinary rally, now up more than 460% in a month.

shadowy figure in a dilapidated neighborhood (Nghia Do Thanh/Unsplash)

Crypto Daybook Americas

Zcash Thrives as Market Fear Hits 3-Month Peak: Crypto Daybook Americas

Your day-ahead look for Oct. 22, 2025

Hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil skeletons. (Chris Charles/Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto Prime Broker FalconX to Buy ETF Provider 21Shares: WSJ

The deal, terms of which were not disclosed, will allow FalconX to expand beyond market making and liquidity services into issuing crypto ETFs.

FalconX CEO Raghu Yarlagadda (FalconX)

Finance

Deribit, Komainu Join Forces for Institutional In-Custody Crypto Trading

The deal gives institutions 24/7 trading access while keeping assets in segregated custody wallets

Komainu is named after the statues of mythical "lion dogs" that guard the entrances to Japanese Shinto temples. (Shutterstock)

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Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index May Signal Prolonged Market Anxiety

Investor sentiment has remained at "fear" levels for a week as bitcoin consolidates, hinting at potential market exhaustion.

CoinDesk

Markets

Kadena Foundation to Cease Operations, Leaving Blockchain to Run Without Core Team

The Kadena blockchain itself will continue to operate, the team noted, as it is maintained by independent miners and community developers.

(Flickr)

Markets

Jupiter DEX Launches Kalshi-Powered Prediction Market for F1 Mexico Grand Prix Winner

The platform, powered by Kalshi, allows users to speculate on the race outcome, with initial trading limits set to ensure stability.

Gambling roulette chips betting casino chance. (Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin OG Who Profited From Trump’s China Tariffs Now Holds $234M in BTC Short Position: Arkham

BTC has pulled back sharply from Tuesday's high of around $114,000.

BTC OG whale places bearish bet worth millions.

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Finance

Coinbase Sees TradFi Institutions Driving Crypto Derivatives Boom

The listed exchange expects a rebalance from Asia's dominance towards U.S. and Europe-based, non-market maker institutions.

Usman Naeem, global head of derivative sales at Coinbase (Coinbase)

Finance

Arch Aims to Help Bitcoin Holders Slash U.S. Tax Bill With BTC Mining Investments

The crypto-backed lender's new offering, built with Blockware and Mark Moss, targets wealthy bitcoin holders with tax write-offs and monthly income from mining.

Arch co-founders Himanshu Sahay and Dhruv Patel (Arch)