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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Finans

Deutsche Börse takes 1.5% stake in crypto exchange Kraken for $200 million

Deutsche Börse teamed up with Kraken in December to bridge traditional and digital markets and help expedite institutional cryptocurrency adoption in Europe.

Kraken on phone (PiggyBank/ Unsplash)

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Bitcoin tests $75,000 as $200 million in shorts face liquidation risk

Bitcoin price approaches $75,000 level with $200 million in shorts at risk of liquidation, rising open interest and shifting volatility dynamics in focus.

BTC/USD (CoinDesk Data)

Politika

Bank of Korea nominee backs central bank-led digital currency, sees limited role for stablecoins

The nominee, Shin Huyn-song, supported a central bank digital currency model, emphasizing the need for strict anti-money laundering and compliance controls.

South Korea's flag (Daniel Bernard/Unsplash)

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Strategy's STRC sees record-breaking trading day, may surpass that on Tuesday

Estimated bitcoin purchase from STRC of around 7,800 BTC could mark the largest single-day addition since the preferred stock's debut.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (CoinDesk Television)

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Finans

Circle CEO says he won’t freeze USDC without a court order even as hackers walk away with millions

Circle defends its hands-off approach to freezing funds as critics point to hundreds of millions in losses tied to delayed action.

Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Circle Speaks at Hong Kong Fintech Week in 2024 (HK Fintech Week)

Finans

ClearBank secures MiCA approval, targets Circle euro, dollar stablecoins for institutional clients

The U.K.- and EU-regulated credit institution gains crypto-asset service provider status and said it will connect clients to regulated stablecoin rails over Circle Mint

View of Docklands from Clear Bank's London office. (Alex Merz/ClearBank Press)

Crypto Daybook Amerika

Bitcoin anchors near $70,000 as RAVE's 3,400% surge signals speculative froth

Bitcoin and major cryptocurrencies remain relatively resilient. Surges in some smaller tokens showed there's still froth left in the market.

The motorcade of  U.S. Vice President JD Vance in Islamabad.

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Crypto markets stall as oil surges past $100 on Strait of Hormuz blockade

Bitcoin and ether retreated Monday as tensions in the Middle East triggered a spike in crude oil, forcing traders into defensive derivatives positioning.

BTC/USD (CoinDesk Data)

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The one metric investors are overlooking in Michael Saylor’s Strategy

Increased preferred-equity issuance and surging STRC trading volumes are reshaping how Strategy's common stock trades.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (CoinDesk Television)

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Clarity Act returns to U.S. Senate, bank earnings: Crypto Week Ahead

Your look at what's coming in the week starting April 13.

U.S. Congress (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)