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

Ark Invest Buys $16.5M of Coinbase Stock, Largest Purchase Since Aug. 1

COIN closed at $264.97, 4.27% higher on the day, accompanying a relative recovery in the crypto market, which saw bitcoin gain over 3.3% to reclaim $90,000.

Ark Invest's Cathie Wood (CoinDesk)

Policy

Ripple’s RLUSD Stablecoin Wins Key Regulatory Green Light in UAE

The designation means licensed firms can use the dollar-pegged token for regulated activities, placing it into a small group of tokens permitted by the ADGM’s ring-fenced financial system.

Abu Dhabi skyline

Finance

Crypto Market Maker Portofino Said to Be Hit by Another Wave of Staff Departures

The company's chief revenue officer and chief of staff both recently left the firm, according to a source.

A man runs past a wall-painted exit pictogram toward a door.

Crypto Daybook Americas

Bonds Outshine: Crypto Daybook Americas

Your day-ahead look for Nov. 26, 2025

The sun shines through an aperture made by someone's unclenched fist.

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Markets

Crypto Markets Today: Altcoins Remain Subdued, MON Surges on Upbit Listing

Crypto markets held steady Wednesday, remaining in “extreme fear,” with bitcoin unchanged, altcoins muted and Korean traders driving a rare standout rally in newly listed token MON.

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Markets

KR1 Stakes 'Blue-Chip' Ambition With London Stock Exchange Debut

The Isle of Man-based contrasted its active staking and investment strategy with a more passive digital-asset treasury approach.

Entrance to the London Stock Exchange

Finance

Oct. 7 Hamas Attack Victims Sue Binance for Damages

Binance allegedly facilitated the transfer of over $1 billion to sanctioned entities including Hamas and Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, a lawsuit said.

Chanpeng "CZ" Zhao (Nikhilesh De/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

BONK Breaks Through Overhead Resistance as Volume Jumps 85% Above Average

Increased trading volume carried BONK through a major resistance threshold before late pullbacks shaped a new support band.

BONK-USD, Nov. 25 (CoinDesk)

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Policy

Upbit 'Assessing' South Korean Regulator's Review After $25M Fine

The country's largest crypto exchange shared a case where the Financial Intelligence Unit was proven wrong in the past and had actions overturned in court.

Upbit-logo (CoinDesk Archives)

Crypto Daybook Americas

Still Jittery: Crypto Daybook Americas

Your day-ahead look for Nov. 25, 2025

Markets chart (Midjourney/Modified by CoinDesk)