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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Politiche

EU’s crypto tax reporting starts in January with threat of asset seizure

New directive, which operates alongside MiCA, expands tax data sharing, sets July 1 compliance deadline for exchanges across bloc.

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Mercati

XRP price reaction muted even as new income-generation opportunity appears

XRP's price action aligns with broader market trends, but, contrarily, negative social sentiment may signal a potential rebound.

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Finanza

Trump Media moves $174 million bitcoin after fresh purchase

The movement follows inflows into wallets tied to Trump Media, implying the company is actively managing its bitcoin position rather than leaving it static.

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Finanza

HashKey Capital's $500 million-target blockchain fund raises $250 million in first round

The HashKey Fintech Multi-Strategy Fund IV aims will invest in blockchain infrastructure and applications with real-world use cases.

Hong Kong's skyline (Chris Lam/CoinDesk)

Pubblicità

Mercati

Gold knocks on a door that's been shut for 50 years as bitcoin tests a defining support

Measured against U.S. money supply, gold is back at levels that marked major historical peaks, while bitcoin retraces toward a key cycle floor.

Gold vs U.S. money supply (TradingView)

Politiche

Sling Money receives approval to offer crypto services in UK as stablecoin payments gain popularity

The crypto payments app joins a growing group of regulated firms as stablecoin transfers gain traction as a cross-border alternative.

UK FCA building (FCA, modified by CoinDesk)

Finanza

Polymarket points to third-party login tool after users report account breaches

The platform attributed the incident to a third-party login provider, which several users speculated was Magic Labs, a popular tool for email-based logins.

Glasses in front of monitors with code (Kevin Ku/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Mercati

Bitcoin nears breakout from the $85,000-$90,000 range as options expiry looms

A year-end options expiry for bitcoin is suppressing volatility just as macro and risk-asset positioning turns supportive for a higher price.

CoinDesk

Pubblicità

Mercati

Aptos' APT declines amid slump in wider crypto markets

APT declined on heavy volume as the CoinDesk 20 index fell 2.8%.

"Aptos Rises 2.16% to $1.59 Amid Layer-1 Token Rotation"

Finanza

Solana treasury-focused Upexi files for up to $1 billion capital raise

The company manages a portfolio of consumer brands and holds about 2 million SOL, making it the fourth-largest solana treasury of any public company.

Solana portfolio shown on a laptop (Amjith S/Unsplash)