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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Policy

Crypto Lobby Pushes Back Against Bank Effort to Rewrite U.S. Stablecoin Law

Industry groups said repealing key provisions of the GENIUS Act would stifle competition and deny consumers meaningful choice.

Capitol Building in Washington D.C. (Harold Mendoza/Unsplash)

Finance

Trump Family Expands Crypto Bets as Thumzup Pivots Into Dogecoin Mining

The Trump family’s crypto footprint is widening, and now dogecoin is part of the mix.

DOGE (Virginia Marinova/Unsplash)

Policy

UK Bitcoin ETNs Could Be a Bigger Deal Than People Expect

The FCA’s reversal of a ban on crypto ETNs after four years marks more than a regulatory tweak, with some industry voices calling it a turning point for Britain’s role in global crypto markets.

A view over the City of London taken over the Thames near Tower Bridge. (Cj / Unsplash+)

Markets

ICP Weakens as Selling Pressure Builds Near Critical Support

Internet Computer Protocol trades lower with volume spikes signaling institutional distribution and retail weakness.

ICP-USD, Aug. 19 2025 (CoinDesk)

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Markets

BONK Falls 3% as Memecoin Fails to Reclaim Resistance Level

Solana memecoin shows heightened volatility as retail capitulation meets selective institutional buying.

BONK-USD, Aug. 19 2025 (CoinDesk)

Finance

SharpLink Ether Holdings Top $3.1B, Trailing BitMine in Pace of ETH Acquisition

The firm said it bought 143,593 ether last week, bringing total holdings to 740,760 tokens.

Joe Lubin speaking at Consensus 2024 by CoinDesk. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk/Suzanne Cordiero)

Markets

Markets Today: Crypto Prices Hold Steady While Derivatives Show Long Positions Unwinding

Bitcoin and ether revisited recent lows before rebounding and altcoin prices were even more lackluster.

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Finance

Ripple Extends $75M Credit Facility to Gemini as Exchange Pursues IPO

Gemini's S-1 IPO filing revealed a lending deal with Ripple and a widening first-half loss as the company endeavors to become the third crypto exchange to go public in the U.S.

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Markets

ICP Loses Key Support as Token Falls 7% in Heavy Institutional Selling

ICP breaks below $5.48 support with volumes nearly doubling, signaling large-scale institutional selling

ICP-USD, Aug. 18 2025 (CoinDesk)