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

Bitcoin Slumps to $25.5K, With Price Now Probing August Low

A modestly softer-than-expected employment report Friday morning failed to provide a positive catalyst.

Bitcoin continues to slump (CoinDesk)

Policy

Grayscale Victory Against SEC Clears Path for Spot Bitcoin ETFs: Bernstein

The ruling increases the likelihood the SEC might approve all bitcoin spot ETF applications together, the report said.

Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein (CoinDesk)

Finance

Genesis Lender Group Opposes ‘Wholly Insufficient’ DCG Deal

Creditors with $2.4 billion in claims against the bankrupt crypto lender could scupper an agreement made after months of wrangling.

Genesis filed for bankruptcy in January 2023 (Richard Mortel/Flickr)

Policy

Crypto Bank Seba Wins In-Principle Approval to Operate in Hong Kong

Approval is the first step in acquiring a full license for Seba Hong Kong to deal in crypto or virtual assets-related products and traditional securities.

SEBA Bank (SEBA)

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Markets

First Mover Americas: Is Bitcoin Close to Breaking Out of Its Current Range?

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for August 29, 2023.

(CoinDesk)

Finance

Indian Crypto Exchange CoinSwitch Cuts Support Team, Citing Market Doldrums

The firm laid off 44 employees from the team, which still has 82 members.

CoinSwitch Kuber COO and co-founder Vimal Sagar (left), co-founder and CTO Govind Soni and co-founder and CEO Ashish Singhal. (CoinSwitch Kuber)

Markets

Long Bitcoin With Tight Stop Loss in Place, Matrixport Says

Traders should monitor for a potential drop below $25,800, Matrixport's Markus Thielen said while discussing the stop loss.

Trading prices displayed on a monitor screen.

Policy

Tokenization Could Improve Bond Market Efficiency, Hong Kong Regulator Says

A successful $100 million tokenized green bond issuance earlier this year has convinced the Hong Kong Monetary Authority to continue exploring tokenization to improve financial markets.

Hong Kong harbor skyline view into Kowloon

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Policy

Prime Trust Lost $8M in Doomed Terra Stablecoin Investment, CEO Says

A separate 2021 wallet bungle by the crypto custodian, taken into receivership in July, cost it $76 million, a court filing said

(Prime Trust, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Binance Is Contacting Low-Cap Crypto Projects in Bid to Boost Trading

The crypto exchange is conducting a "risk management initiative" targeting some crypto projects with a relatively small market capitalization or whose tokens form lower-liquidity trading pairs.

Two large stacked blocks displaying Binance's logo at a trade show.