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

Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin Slides to $91K as ETF Outflows Deepen Market Anxiety

Bitcoin’s early week rally unraveled as sharp ETF outflows, aggressive derivatives deleveraging and muted altcoin reactions to catalysts pulled the broader crypto market lower.

Waterslide on a field (extremis/Pixabay)

Policy

EU Seeks to Transfer Crypto Oversight to Bloc's Securities and Markets Authority

The European Commission wants to get rid of fragmentation from differing supervisory approaches in member states.

The EU seeks to put savings caps on the digital euro.

Markets

Meta Plans 30% Cut to Metaverse Budget as Reality Becomes Less Virtual: Bloomberg

Horizon Worlds and Quest are facing layoffs as Meta retreats further from its $70 billion bet on virtual reality, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.

(Greg Bulla/Unsplash)

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Markets

ICP Rises as Cross-Chain Narratives Gain Attention

Internet Computer edged higher as broader market consolidation kept price action pinned to key support and resistance levels.

ICP-USD, Dec. 4 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Blockdaemon, VerifiedX Join Forces to Deliver Mass-Market, Self-Custodial DeFi

The experience, which is designed to feel like Venmo or Cash App, allows users to earn yield on bitcoin (BTC) and stablecoins and borrow against their holdings.

Blockdaemon CEO and founder Konstantin Richter (Blockdaemon, modified by CoinDesk)

Crypto Daybook Americas

All Eyes on Ether: Crypto Daybook Americas

Your day-ahead look for Dec. 4, 2025

Ethereum Logo (Midjourney / Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin Holds Near Weekly High, Altcoins Remain Subdued

Bitcoin steadied near weekly highs as concerns ease, but most altcoins remain weak. Market shows early signs of recovery despite broader downtrends.

Sentiment improves as bitcoin holds firm (Eric Michelat/Pixabay)

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Finance

Bitcoin-Focused Firm Twenty One Sees Public NYSE Listing on Dec. 9

The firm offers public equity exposure to bitcoin, focusing on "capital-efficient bitcoin accumulation" and Bitcoin ecosystem services.

NYSE flags (David Jones/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Citadel Securities Challenges DeFi Framework in Letter to SEC, Sparking Industry Outrage

A Citadel Securities letter to the SEC argues that some DeFi systems resemble traditional exchanges and should face comparable oversight.

Securities and Exchange Commission logo (CoinDesk)