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 Market Lacks Major Near-Term Catalysts, JPMorgan Says

Total crypto market cap was $2.02 trillion at the end of August, a 24% decline from this year's peak of $2.67 trillion in March, the report said.

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Markets

Bitcoin's 200-Day Average About to Lose Bullish Momentum; NFP Eyed

The average, widely considered a barometer of the long-term trend, has hit stall speed for the first time since October.

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Markets

Weeks After Ether ETF Debut, ETH Market Liquidity Has Dropped by 20%

Order book liquidity refers to the market's ability to absorb large buy and sell orders without influencing the spot price.

The 5% market depth for ETH pairs on centralized exchanges. (CCData)

Policy

UK Regulator Says 87% of Crypto Registration Applications Failed to Meet Standards for Approval

The FCA approved only four of the 35 applications it received in the year ended March 31.

(FCA)

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Finance

Crypto Payments Firm BCB Group Has Received Takeover Interest: Sources

The company received a takeover approach from an investor while exploring a Series B funding round.

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Policy

French President Macron Names Michel Barnier as Prime Minister

Barnier represented the European Union in the Brexit negotiations with the U.K.

Michel Barnier (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

Finance

EigenLayer to Distribute 86M Tokens to Stakers, Node Operators

The tokens equate to around 5% of EIGEN's total supply.

Pyth issues token airdrop (ian dooley/Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Americas: BTC Erases Gains From Wednesday's Brief Rally

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 5, 2024.

BTC price, FMA Sept. 5 2024 (CoinDesk)

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Markets

Bitcoin Retraces Below $57K as 'Sell-on-Rise' Action Continues

Crypto weakness may be a red flag for traditional risk assets, one analyst said.

BTC's price bounce. (CoinDesk).

Finance

Blockstream Mining Raises Fresh Round of Note That Offers Exposure to Bitcoin Hashrate

The EU-compliant security token gives investors exposure to the hashrate over a four-year period.

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