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 and collapse. He managed the Bloomberg Terminal's main news page and worked on a global project to produce short, chart-based stories across the newsroom. Before that, he worked 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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Tech

Blockchain for IoT Minima to Develop Ledger-Embedded Microchips With ARM

Minima is working with ARM’s Flexible Access Program, which gives startups access to the hardware giant’s IP portfolio and chip design system.

Headshot of Minima CEO Hugo Feiler

Markets

Bitcoin's $100K Psychological Barrier May Require Multiple Attacks: Van Straten

Historically, it's taken the bitcoin price between 20 and 30 tries to break through a large round number.

Nasdaq futures chalks out golden cross. (Flickr)

Crypto Daybook Americas

It's Raining Options and BTC Doesn't Care: Crypto Daybook Americas

Your day-ahead look for Dec. 3, 2024

24 hour chart for BTC, ETH

Markets

Ethereum Transaction Revenue Has Surged Since Trump Election Victory: Steno Research

The jump has led to higher staking rewards and more ether being burned through transaction fees, the report said.

Ethereum network illustration (Shubham Dhage/Unsplash)

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Markets

Bitcoin Mining Profitability Improved in November, JPMorgan Says

The total market cap of bitcoin miners tracked by the bank jumped 52% from the month previous, the report said.

JPMorgan

Finance

BitGo Unveils Retail Crypto Custody Platform

BitGo said the retail offering provides the same institutional-grade security guarantees under the hood that the firm’s existing customers are familiar with.

BitGo

Markets

MicroStrategy Added 15.4K Bitcoin for $1.5B as Saylor Pitches BTC to Microsoft

The purchases took place over the week ended Sunday and were funded with share sales under the company's ATM program.

MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (Credit: CoinDesk/Danny Nelson)

Finance

BTC Dominance Tumbles as Altcoins Rumble: Crypto Daybook Americas

Your day-ahead look for Dec. 2, 2024.

Chart of bitcoin, ether 24-hour moves (CryptoCompare)

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Markets

XRP Replaces Tether as 3rd-Largest Cryptocurrency While BTC Faces $384M Sell Wall

XRP has surged more than 20% in 24 hours, leapfrogging Tether's USDT.

Table of cryptocurrencies arranged by market capitalization. (Coingecko)

Markets

Ethereum ETFs Inflow Streak Sets Up ETH for New Lifetime Highs, Traders Say

“Given that ETH has lagged behind BTC and SOL in the current rally, its recent strength supports the case for it to retest its all-time high,” QCP Capital said.

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