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

Metaplanet Doubles Down on Bitcoin as Shares Slide, Buys Another $54M

The Japanese company's purchase takes its total holdings to more than $1.78 billion in value.

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Tech

Cardano Community Approves $70M Core Dev Budget, Boosting ADA Prospects

Proposed technical implementations are designed to lead to increased developer activity and new use cases for applications on the network, contributing to demand for ADA, the network’s gas token.

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Markets

Wall Street Is Buying Crypto ‘Quietly’ — And That’s Bullish, Says Bitmine's Tom Lee

Tom Lee says ether and bitcoin remain in early-stage institutional adoption, and warns investors not to mistake disbelief for a market top.

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Policy

Hong Kong's Stablecoin Rules Kick In as It Looks to Establish Its Crypto Credentials

The new rules meal that stablecoin issuers will need to apply for a license in the region.

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Markets

BNB Slides as Tariffs, Stronger Dollar and Fed Policy Weigh on Crypto Markets

Despite the price drop, BNB is seeing growing corporate adoption, with several companies announcing plans to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in BNB.

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Markets

Ethena's USDe Outpaces BlackRock’s Bitcoin, Ether ETFs With $3.1B Inflow Surge

In just 20 days, USDe added over $3.1B in supply, eclipsing inflows into BlackRock’s IBIT and ETHA combined. Reflexive market dynamics and rising yields are fueling the stablecoin’s explosive growth.

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Finance

Assetera Opens Tokenized Securities Market to Crypto Exchanges With MiFID-Compliant API

Assetera’s new API lets crypto exchanges offer tokenized stocks and bonds across Europe without a license.

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Markets

Are Traders Done With Ether? Options Market Now Prices Higher Risk for ETH Than BTC

Market sentiment has shifted against ether, with downside insurance premiums costlier than for bitcoin.

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Policy

CoinDCX Engineer Arrested Following July's $43.4M Exploit: Report

A software engineer working for CoinDCX has been arrested for alleged involvement in the breach after hackers allegedly exploited his credentials to siphon funds to six wallets.

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