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

High-Stakes Gambler Liquidated for $168M After Shorting the Bottom of Crypto Plunge

A high-stakes crypto trader was wiped out on HyperLiquid before immediately piling back into massive leveraged shorts on GMX — echoing past blow-ups from reckless market punters.

Ether crashed 35% in May (keithsutherland/Getty images+/Unsplash)

Crypto Daybook Americas

Still Hope for Bulls: Crypto Daybook Americas

Your day-ahead look for Nov. 17, 2025

(Midjourney/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin, Ether Sink to Multimonth Lows as Liquidity Dries Up

A bruising weekend confirmed a broader downtrend across major tokens, with shifting Fed rate-cut expectations and thin liquidity accelerating declines.

Bitcoin and ether sink to multi-month lows (Getty Images/Unsplash+)

Markets

Delayed U.S. Jobs Report, Zcash Network Upgrade: Crypto Week Ahead

Your look at what's coming in the week starting Nov. 17.

Sign saying "Now Hiring" sits on a lawn.

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Finance

Trump Family-Linked American Bitcoin Posts Q3 Profit, Doubles Revenue

The shares slumped more than 13% in pre-market trading as the price of bitcoin tumbled.

Eric Trump speaks at Consensus 2025 in Toronto (CoinDesk)

Crypto Daybook Americas

Running for the Exits: Crypto Daybook Americas

Your day-ahead look for Nov. 14, 2025

Bull vs bear (Midjourney/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin Breaches $98K as Liquidations Top $1.1B

A sharp liquidity crunch sent bitcoin and altcoins plunging, triggering over a billion dollars in derivatives liquidations as traders brace for a potential trend reversal.

roaring bear

Markets

ICP Advances as Consolidation Holds Below $6.66 Resistance Price

Internet Computer trades within a narrow range after an early-volume breakout attempt stalled, keeping the token pinned between key support at $6.05 and $6.66.

ICP-USD, Nov. 13 (CoinDesk)

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Markets

BNB Slips Below $960 as Traders Brace for More Downside Over Technical Headwinds

The token is now rangebound, attempting to stabilize around $950, but analysts see a head-and-shoulders pattern forming, potentially indicating downside ahead.

"BNB Falls Below $968 Amid Head-and-Shoulders Pattern and Rising Volume"

Finance

Zero-Knowledge Identity Startup Self Raises $9M, Introduces Points Program

Self raised $9 million to expand its zero-knowledge identity platform and introduced a rewards program aimed at driving on-chain verification adoption.

Scattered pile of $1 bills (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)