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

Altcoins, led by privacy token dash, heat up as bitcoin nears breakout: Crypto Markets Today

Bitcoin pushed above $92,000 with rising volume; altcoins outperformed as traders rotated into privacy coins and memecoins.

A metal spiral looks like a coiled spring. (analogicus/Pixabay)

Finance

Kraken-backed SPAC files for $250 million initial public offering

The SPAC will focus on cryptocurrency ecosystem businesses, expanding Kraken's presence in public markets.

Kraken on phone (PiggyBank/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Ukraine blocks Polymarket in wider online gambling crackdown

Polymarket is already restricted in 33 countries.

Ukrainian flag (Max Kukurudziak/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Markets

JPMorgan sees Fed's next move an interest-rate increase, crypto bulls talk about cuts

JPMorgan predicted the Federal Reserve will hold rates unchanged this year, followed by a hike next year.

JPMorgan (Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

21Shares' bitcoin and gold exchange-traded product debuts on London Stock Exchange

The ETP offers physically backed exposure to bitcoin and gold in a single investment vehicle.

Entrance to the London Stock Exchange

Finance

BitGo aims to raise $201 million in IPO targeting $1.85 billion valuation

The company has reported significant revenue growth and achieved profitability with $35.3 million in net income in the first nine months of 2025.

BitGo CEO Mike Belshe (CoinDesk archives)

Tech

Vitalik Buterin lays out 'walkaway test' for a quantum safe Ethereum

Buterin emphasizes the importance of quantum resistance and scalability, aiming for the Ethereum blockchain to handle thousands of transactions per second.

Vitalik Buterin (CoinDesk)

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Markets

Tether freezes $182 million in USDT stablecoin across five Tron blockchain wallets

The freezes were part of Tether's policy to comply with U.S. Treasury sanctions and were executed in a coordinated manner.

Stylized Tether logo

Markets

BNB slides to $900 as traders look to havens

The token's price action shows signs of indecision, with a tight trading range and fading selling pressure.

"BNB Drops 1% to $906 Amid 90% Volume Surge and Technical Consolidation"