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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Meme Coins MOG, PEPE Rocket as Traders Search for Ether Beta Bets

Meme coins are increasingly seen as a way to bet on the growth of the network they are issued on.

image of a crypto trader aka degen (Anjo Clacino/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Ether ETF Hopes Drive Futures Open Interest to Record $14B

The notional open interest, or the dollar value locked in the number of active ether futures contracts, surged by 25% in a day.

Ether futures open interest. (Coinglass)

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Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein Steps Down, to Be Replaced by TradFi Veteran

Sonnenshein's replacement will be Peter Mintzberg, currently head of strategy for asset and wealth management at Goldman Sachs.

Michael Sonnenshein (CoinDesk)

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Craig Wright Lied to UK Court 'Extensively and Repeatedly,' Judge Writes

Judge James Mellor released his written judgement on the Crypto Open Patent Alliance vs Craig Wright case on Monday.

Craig Wright heading to COPA trial on March 1  (Camomile Shumba/CoinDesk)

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Hong Kong Expands Cross-Border Digital Yuan Trial, Allows Residents to Set Up E-CNY Wallets

The pilot will also allow e-CNY wallets to pay retailers, but not person-to-person transfers.

Hong Kong harbor skyline view into Kowloon

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Regains $66K Following Bullish ETF Data

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for May 17, 2024.

BTC price, FMA May 17 2024 (CoinDesk)

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Ether Bears Hit a Brick Wall as Price Collides With Bull-Market Trendline

Ether's sell-off has stalled at an upward-sloping trendline, characterizing the rally from October lows.

Ether's price decline appears to have hit a brick wall. (Pexels/Pixabay)

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Ether Could Surprise to the Upside in the Coming Months, Coinbase Says

The cryptocurrency does not have major supply-side overhangs such as token unlocks or miner sell pressure, the report said.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. (CoinDesk)

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Fantom Outperforms CoinDesk 20 Over Past Week as TVL Jumps

FTM has gained 13% in the last week, and total value locked in Fantom briefly hit $200 million.

(CoinDesk Indices)

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Crypto Community Voices Outrage at Tornado Cash Developer Verdict

Alexey Pertsev, a developer of Tornado Cash, was sentenced to 64 months in prison for money laundering.

Free Alex Pertsev poster spotted outside the courthouse (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)