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 Today: BTC Holds at $114.5K, HBAR Soars on ETF News

Crypto markets paused after Monday’s surge, with bitcoin steady near $114,500 and ether slipping slightly. Hedera’s HBAR led altcoin gains.

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Markets

Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific Upgraded to Buy on AI Data Center Boom: H.C. Wainwright

The investment bank upgraded the stock to buy from neutral and set a new price target of $25.

Core Scientific's Marble facility in North Carolina. (Core Scientific)

Markets

Citi Says Crypto’s Correlation With Stocks Tightens as Volatility Returns

The bank noted that bitcoin and ether are once again moving in step with U.S. equities and gold.

A pair of hands resting on a keyboard with an iPad showing graphs and price quotes. (Kanchanara/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Prediction Market Kalshi Sues New York Regulator Over Sports Contracts Ban

Kalshi argues that the CFTC has exclusive jurisdiction over derivatives on federally regulated exchanges, and state interference would fragment the system.

Lady liberty (Tingey Injury Law Firm/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Staking Company KR1 Plans to List on the London Stock Exchange: FT

Isle of Man-based KR1 is currently listed on the small cap Aquis exchange and intends to move to the principal LSE market.

Entrance to the London Stock Exchange

Markets

Metaplanet Initiates 13% Share Buyback Program With $500M Credit Facility

The Tokyo-listed firm started a repurchase program for 13% of its stock to enhance shareholder value and optimize capital efficiency.

3350 Share Price (TradingView)

Finance

North Korea’s AI-Powered Hackers Are Redefining Crypto Crime

Mysten Labs’ chief cryptographer warns that artificial intelligence, not quantum computing, poses the real near-term threat to blockchain security.

North Korean flags waving in the wind.

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Finance

Alt5 Sigma Suspends CEO Peter Tassiopoulos, Appoints Jonathan Hugh as Interim Leader

No reason was given for the suspension of Tassiopoulos, who was appointed just over a year ago .

silhouette of a juggler

Finance

DeFi Specialist Aave Labs Acquires Stable Finance, Expands Consumer Access to Onchain Savings

Acquisition brings Stable’s consumer app expertise to Aave Labs as it builds mainstream DeFi products.

Stani Kulechov, Lens founder, at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk archive)