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

ICP Rises as Cross-Chain Narratives Gain Attention

Internet Computer edged higher as broader market consolidation kept price action pinned to key support and resistance levels.

ICP-USD, Dec. 4 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Blockdaemon, VerifiedX Join Forces to Deliver Mass-Market, Self-Custodial DeFi

The experience, which is designed to feel like Venmo or Cash App, allows users to earn yield on bitcoin (BTC) and stablecoins and borrow against their holdings.

Blockdaemon CEO and founder Konstantin Richter (Blockdaemon, modified by CoinDesk)

Crypto Daybook Americas

All Eyes on Ether: Crypto Daybook Americas

Your day-ahead look for Dec. 4, 2025

Ethereum Logo (Midjourney / Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin Holds Near Weekly High, Altcoins Remain Subdued

Bitcoin steadied near weekly highs as concerns ease, but most altcoins remain weak. Market shows early signs of recovery despite broader downtrends.

Sentiment improves as bitcoin holds firm (Eric Michelat/Pixabay)

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Finance

Bitcoin-Focused Firm Twenty One Sees Public NYSE Listing on Dec. 9

The firm offers public equity exposure to bitcoin, focusing on "capital-efficient bitcoin accumulation" and Bitcoin ecosystem services.

NYSE flags (David Jones/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Citadel Challenges DeFi Framework in Letter to SEC, Sparking Industry Outrage

A Citadel Securities letter to the SEC argues that some DeFi systems resemble traditional exchanges and should face comparable oversight.

Securities and Exchange Commission logo (CoinDesk)

Markets

ING Flags Upside Potential in 10-Year U.S. Treasury Yield

"Treasuries love that 4% to 4.1% trading range. Temporary break below more likely. But break above has more legs," the Dutch bank said.

Bonds, Treasury Bond

Finance

Entrée Capital Introduces $300M Fund With Focus on AI Agents, DePIN

Entrée Capital unveiled a $300M fund prioritizing AI agents, DePIN and regulated Web3 infrastructure.

Scattered pile of $1 bills (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

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Finance

ETHZilla Buys 20% of AI Lending Platform Karus in $10M Deal to Tokenize Auto Loans

The companies plan to tokenize auto loans, with the first portfolios expected to be available by early 2026.

Car dealership (Crosby Hinze/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

U.S. Debt Growth Will Drive Crypto's Gains, BlackRock Says in Report on AI

The world’s largest asset manager released its AI report with a bearish outlook on U.S. bonds and the country’s economy, and presented a bullish projection for crypto adoption.

The BlackRock company logo is seen outside of its NYC headquarters. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)