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 Exchange Bullish Files for U.S. IPO as Digital Asset Enthusiasm Mounts: FT

Bullish filed confidential papers with the SEC as the Trump administration eases regulations and promotes digital assets.

Peter Thiel holds a microphone while speaking at The Cambridge Union.

Policy

U.K. Regulator Names Sarah Pritchard as Deputy CEO to Help Oversee Crypto, Stablecoins

Pritchard's elevation is a sign of the FCA's focus on developing a comprehensive regulatory environment for the industry.

Head and shoulders shot of Sarah Pritchard (FCA)

Markets

Cardano's ADA Gains 3%, Buoyed by Inclusion in Nasdaq's Crypto Index

The $0.70 level is a key psychological support zone for ADA's price stability, CoinDesk Research's technical analysis shows.

ADA established a 8.8% trading range between $0.66 and $0.72 before facing a sharp 3.3% correction in recent hours.

Policy

South Korea's Ruling Party Wants to Allow Companies to Issue Stablecoins: Bloomberg

Under a proposed law, companies would be able issue their own tokens provided they meet equity capital requirements and can guarantee refunds through reserves.

South Korea's National Assembly

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Finance

Ethereum Advocate William Mougayar to Lead Ecosystem's New Profile-Raising Initiative

The Ethereum Market Research Centre (EMRC) is a community-led initiative aimed at bridging the education gap for institutional and professional audiences.

William Mougayar

Tech

Bitcoin Core 30 to Increase OP_RETURN Data Limit After Developer Debate Concludes

Bitcoin Core 30 is scheduled to be implemented in October.

Source code from the master branch of open-source Bitcoin Core code repository on GitHub. (GitHub, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Strategy Shifts Capital Raise to Preferred Stocks as Common Share Issuance Loses Allure

Sales of STRK and STRF preferred shares allow Strategy to fund bitcoin purchases without diluting common shareholders.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (Nikhilesh De)

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Finance

Riot Sells $1.58M of Bitfarms Shares as Part of Investment Review

U.S.-based miner retains over 14% ownership after open market sales.

Mining equipment (Shutterstock)

Finance

SocGen’s Crypto Arm Unveils Dollar Stablecoin on Ethereum and Solana

SG Forge’s USD CoinVertible has Bank of New York Mellon acting as reserve custodian for the token.

SocGen sign outside an office building