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

JPMorgan sees 2026 crypto inflows topping the $130 billion hit in 2025

The bank said global capital moving into digital assets hit a record last year and is poised to grow further as institutional investors return.

JPMorgan Building

Finance

Societe Generale works with Swift to settle tokenize bonds using cash and stablecoins

The bank’s digital asset division SG-FORGE used its MiCA-compliant EUR CoinVertible stablecoin.

SocGen sign outside an office building

Markets

Bitcoin consolidates above key support as profit-taking hits altcoins: Crypto Markets Today

Crypto markets paused on Thursday after bitcoin’s decisive breakout earlier this week, with BTC holding key support levels while altcoins saw profit-taking.

Digitally altered photo of a dollar bill (Ryan Quintal/Unsplash, Modified by CoinDesk)

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Finance

Post-quantum crypto startup Project Eleven raises $20 million in funding round

The Series A round was led by Castle Island Ventures with participation from Coinbase Ventures.

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Markets

Bitcoin bull case grows as U.S. bond market volatility sinks to lowest since 2021

The bond market volatility gauge has slipped to its lowest since October 2021, supporting risk-taking in financial markets.

Bonds, Treasury Bond

Finance

FTX estate sets next creditor payout date as Genesis Digital Assets fights $1 billion clawback suit

FTX’s bankruptcy wind-down is still running on two tracks: returning money to creditors while trying to take it back from others.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Tech

The Protocol: Vitalik Buterin flags stablecoin design flaws

Also: Zcash token falls after developer quits, Smart Cashtags and BTC quantum computing defense

Vitalik Buterin

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Markets

Bitcoin rallies past $97,000 as investors seek haven assets

The largest cryptocurrency extended its rally, pushing related equities higher as well.

Bitcoin price chart (Source: CoinDesk)

Finance

Bybit Pay links with digital wallets Yape, Plin to offer crypto payments in Peru

Users can spend stablecoins and major cryptocurrencies which are automatically converted into Peruvian soles at the point of sale.

Bybit app on an iphone (appshunter.io/Unsplash)