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 and collapse. He managed the Bloomberg Terminal's main news page and worked on a global project to produce short, chart-based stories across the newsroom. Before that, he worked 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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Finanzas

Tether said to have invested up to $50 million in crypto lender Ledn at $500 million valuation

The stablecoin issuer’s previously undisclosed investment valued the lender at about $500 million, according to a person familiar with the transaction.

Stylized Tether logo

Regulación

Registered crypto companies must reapply for approval, UK regulator says

The FCA said firms wishing to undertake crypto-related activity will be need to be authorized when a new regime starts in October 2027.

UK FCA (FCA, modified by CoinDesk)

Mercados

Toncoin drops, falls through key support levels in technical breakdown

The decline was accompanied by a spike in volume, suggesting large-holder or institutional activity, and analysts see a risk of continued pressure.

TON Price Rises 1.06% to $1.77 Amid Tepid Trading Volume and Lagging Crypto Rally

Regulación

Ripple wins UK regulatory approval from Financial Conduct Authority

Ripple has gained FCA registration through its U.K. subsidiary, marking a key regulatory milestone as Britain moves to bring crypto into its financial framework.

A view over the City of London taken over the Thames near Tower Bridge. (Cj / Unsplash+)

Publicidad

Mercados

Bitcoin holds near $90,000 as trading volumes shrink, altcoins diverge: Crypto Markets Today

Bitcoin remained near $90,000 as trading volumes fell. Thin liquidity fueled choppy price action across major cryptocurrencies, while altcoins were mixed.

Tug of war. (Shutterstock)

Mercados

A ruble stablecoin outpaced market leaders last year despite international sanctions

A7A5, a ruble-linked stablecoin few outside Russia had heard of a year ago grew the most of any stablecoin, outpacing both USDT and USDC over the past 12 months.

The Russian flag waves against an almost cloudless sky. (CoinDesk archives)

Finanzas

Zcash governance clash tanked the token. Here's why it may not be as big as it seems.

While Electric Coin Company’s development team departed to form a new company, it will still be working on Zcash.

Zcash chart (CoinDesk data)

Publicidad

Finanzas

Tokenized Brazilian credit card debt offers 13% yield through BlackOpal's GemStone platform

The initiative leverages the Plume Network to tokenize credit card receivables, while giving merchants immediate access to cash.

A wallet full of credit cards

Mercados

Digital assets to move from speculation to infrastructure in 2026, B. Riley says

Regulatory clarity, tokenization and bank adoption will push crypto firms from balance-sheet accumulation toward real operations.

Stylized network of light focii covering Earth (geralt/Pixabay)