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

Bitcoin Miner CEOs Are Upbeat Ahead of the Halving, Expect M&A: Bernstein

Miners' shares have lagged as bitcoin outperformance has sucked retail liquidity from mining stocks, the report said.

CleanSpark's immersion cooling facility in Norcross, Georgia. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Policy

Norway Wants to Restrict Crypto Mining by Regulating Data Centers, Lawmakers Say: Report

Energy-intensive crypto mining is an example of a type of business Norway does not want, Minister for Energy Terje Aasland reportedly said.

A Bitmain Antminer s9 board in a bitcoin mine in Norway. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Markets

Meme-Coin, AI Tokens Lead Gains After Bitcoin Drop Causes $2B in Weekend Liquidations

One analyst firm said over $13 billion in open interest was wiped out as $1.5 billion in bullish bets were liquidated.

Bull and Bear (nosheep/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin From Rare 'Satoshi Era' Moves After 14 Years of Dormancy

The miner earned 50 bitcoin in April 2010 during the network’s early weeks and has held on to them for the entire time.

Heading of Bitcoin Whitepaper

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Policy

BTC, ETH Rise as Hong Kong Bitcoin ETF Applicants Say They've Been Approved

The Securities and Futures Commission, Hong Kong's markets regulator, has not made an official announcement.

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Markets

First Mover Americas: BTC Holds Stable at $70K

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for April 12, 2024.

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Policy

Hong Kong Could Approve Spot Bitcoin, Ether ETFs as Early as Monday: Bloomberg

Expectations for Hong Kong to approve the ETF products are seen as one of the biggest market-moving events for the cryptocurrencies in the near term.

Hong Kong harbor skyline view into Kowloon

Policy

Australian Court Hands Over $41 Million of Crypto Held by Blockchain Mining Group at Regulator's Request

The court order came after markets regulator ASIC said the companies broke Australian law and provided financial services without a licence.

Sydney Opera House in Australia (Stanbalik/Pixabay)

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Finance

Ethena Labs Divides Opinion as High Yield Stirs Memories of Terra

"A lot of things can go wrong," in Ethena's yield-generation strategy, said Folkvang CEO Mike van Rossum.

Ethena's total value locked surged 12-fold in 60 days. (DefiLlama)

Finance

Thai Crypto Exchange Bitkub May Be Valued as High as $3B in IPO: CEO

Jirayut Srupsrisopa said earlier this month that an IPO was planned for next year.

16:9 Thailand flag (spaway/Pixabay)