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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Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin drifts lower as bearish trend persists

Bitcoin slipped overnight, dragging the broader crypto market lower as traders remained cautious with few external cues to provide direction.

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Bhutan commits up to 10,000 bitcoin to back new mindfulness-based economic hub

The Himalayan kingdom plans to deploy part of its sovereign bitcoin holdings to fund long-term development through Gelephu Mindfulness City.

Bitcoin Logo (Midjourney/modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Memecoin boom turns into capitulation one year after $150 billion market peak

Daily memecoin volume slumped to just under $5 billion this month after surging more than 760% to near $87 billion in 2024 as interest in the pop-culture crypto tokens evaporated.

image of a crypto trader aka degen (Anjo Clacino/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Polkadot advances as Coinbase unlocks integration with USDC stablecoin

The exchange partnership sparked measured buying as volume rose 17% above monthly averages.

"Polkadot Rises 1.90% to $1.91 Amid Coinbase USDC Integration Boost"

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Brazil to test blockchain in state real estate auction to reduce fraud, disputes

The São Paulo auction will record every document involved in the process on blockchain, making it a public, traceable, tamper-evident record.

Brazil's flag (Rafaela Biazi/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto asset manager Bitwise says bitcoin will break its four-year cycle in 2026

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan said BTC is likely to hit all-time highs next year, with lower volatility and weaker equity correlations reshaping how institutions view the asset.

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Filecoin falls on above-average volume, drops below $1.30 support amid wider slide

The token is currently testing support in the $1.27-1.28 range, now has resistance at $1.30.

"Filecoin (FIL) Rises 1.7% to $1.28 Amid Volatile Trading Session"


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U.S. bitcoin, ether ETFs saw largest outflows in a month as prices tumbled Monday

Monday once again emerges as a pressure point for bitcoin, aligning ETF outflows with recurring bitcoin lows.

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Markets

Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin, ether extend pullback amid thin liquidity, macro jitters

Bitcoin and ether extended losses alongside weak equities, while oversold signals offered a tentative glimmer of hope for battered altcoins.

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