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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Finance

TenX Protocols to Start Trading on TSX Venture Exchange After Raising $24M in 2025

The company said it plans to use the proceeds to buy tokens and stake them across networks including Solana, Sui and Sei.

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Markets

KindlyMD Turns to Kraken as Fourth Provider for Bitcoin-Backed $210M Loan at 8%

An SEC filing shows the Kraken facility will be used to retire an outstanding Antalpha loan and requires significant bitcoin collateral.

NAKA (TradingView)

Markets

Crypto Markets Today: Fed Rate-Cut Hopes Lift BTC, ETH as Traders Brace for Volatility

Crypto markets are firm ahead of Wednesday’s Federal Reserve decision, with a 25 basis-point interest-rate cut already priced in.

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Markets

Strive Starts $500M Preferred Stock 'At-The-Market' Program for Bitcoin Purchases

The new preferred stock offering, SATA, strengthens Strive’s capital options as it expands its bitcoin focused strategy.

ASST (TradingView)

Finance

Cascade Unveils 24/7 Neo-Brokerage Offering Perpetuals on Cryptos, U.S. Stocks

The platform will let retail traders use one margin account to trade round-the-clock perpetual markets.

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Policy

Do Kwon Judge Demands Answers Before Sentencing Over ‘Assurance’ He’ll Serve Time

Judge asked whether Kwon might be freed abroad and asked for details on victims, time-served credit and unresolved charges ahead of sentencing.

Do Kwon (CoinDesk archives)

Policy

Regulatory Battle Over Tokenized U.S. Stocks Escalates, HSBC Says

Citadel Securities has urged the SEC to treat decentralized finance trading venues like traditional exchanges, a stance facing opposition from the crypto industry.

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Markets

IREN Raises $2.3B, Repurchases Debt in Balance Sheet Overhaul

The bitcoin miner extended maturities, reduced coupon costs and strengthened its capital structure.

IREN (TradingView)

Crypto Daybook Americas

No Direction: Crypto Daybook Americas

Your day-ahead look for Dec. 9, 2025

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