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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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 .

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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)

Markets

Gold Token Market Swells to $3.9B as CZ Calls It a 'Trust Me Bro' Asset

The tokens raise similar concerns to stablecoins, with potential risks around delivery, long-term reliability and the ability to redeem for physical gold.

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Markets

Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin, Ether Edge Higher; HyperLiquid Surges on $1B Purchase Plan

After weeks of turbulence, the crypto market found support Thursday, with Bitcoin and Ether posting modest gains and HyperLiquid’s token HYPE soaring.

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Finance

Polymarket Seeks Investment at Valuation of $12B-$15B: Bloomberg

That level would mark a more than 10-fold increase since June, when Polymarket raised $200 million at a $1 billion valuation.


Finance

Bunni DEX Shuts Down, Cites Recovery Costs After $8.4M Exploit

The team cannot afford the cost of relaunching the protocol, which would require significant investment in audits and development.

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Finance

Quantum Solutions Adds 2K ETH to Become 11th-Largest Ether Treasury Company

Quantum Solutions boosts ETH position as company cements standing among top digital asset treasuries, become No. 2 DAT outside U.S.

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Policy

Canada’s Anti-Money Laundering Watchdog Levies Record $126M Fine on Cryptomus

Fintrac said the firm was fined for unreported activity including transactions tied to child sexual abuse material, fraud, ransomware payments and sanctions evasion.

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Policy

UK Regulator Sues Crypto Exchange HTX for Unlawful Promotion of Digital Assets

The financial watchdog previously issued warnings going back to 2023 about the exchange, which has links to Tron founder Justin Sun.

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