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 Fear and Greed Index May Signal Prolonged Market Anxiety

Investor sentiment has remained at "fear" levels for a week as bitcoin consolidates, hinting at potential market exhaustion.

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Markets

Kadena Foundation to Cease Operations, Leaving Blockchain to Run Without Core Team

The Kadena blockchain itself will continue to operate, the team noted, as it is maintained by independent miners and community developers.

(Flickr)

Markets

Jupiter DEX Launches Kalshi-Powered Prediction Market for F1 Mexico Grand Prix Winner

The platform, powered by Kalshi, allows users to speculate on the race outcome, with initial trading limits set to ensure stability.

Gambling roulette chips betting casino chance. (Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin OG Who Profited From Trump’s China Tariffs Now Holds $234M in BTC Short Position: Arkham

BTC has pulled back sharply from Tuesday's high of around $114,000.

BTC OG whale places bearish bet worth millions.

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Finance

Coinbase Sees TradFi Institutions Driving Crypto Derivatives Boom

The listed exchange expects a rebalance from Asia's dominance towards U.S. and Europe-based, non-market maker institutions.

Usman Naeem, global head of derivative sales at Coinbase (Coinbase)

Finance

Arch Aims to Help Bitcoin Holders Slash U.S. Tax Bill With BTC Mining Investments

The crypto-backed lender's new offering, built with Blockware and Mark Moss, targets wealthy bitcoin holders with tax write-offs and monthly income from mining.

Arch co-founders Himanshu Sahay and Dhruv Patel (Arch)

Markets

Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin, Ether Drop as Selling Pressure Returns

Bitcoin and Ethereum fell sharply Tuesday, erasing weekend gains as traders assessed whether the market’s bounce formed a lower high.

(Daniel Mirlea/Unsplash)

Markets

Debt-Fueled AI Pivot Puts Bitcoin Miners to the Test

Record debt and convertible note issuances signal a strategic shift as miners chase growth beyond bitcoin, but execution risk and revenue generation now take center stage.

CoinDesk

Policy

U.S. Crypto Coalition Warns Bank Data Fees Could Cut Off Stablecoins and Wallets

Fintech and crypto groups are urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop banks charging for consumer data access, saying the move would undermine open banking and disconnect crypto wallets and stablecoins from the U.S. financial system.

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