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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Finance

How the ultra-wealthy are using bitcoin to fund their yacht upgrades and Cannes trips

Cometh founder Jerome de Tychey is applying DeFi lending and borrowing on platforms like Aave, Morpho, and Uniswap to structures that help the ultra-wealthy secure loans against their massive crypto fortunes.

Fishing boats and luxury yachts in the port of Nice on August 20, 2018 in Nice, France. (Frédéric Soltan/Corbis, Getty Images)

Finance

Ledger said to seek $4 billion IPO in New York, tripling 2023 valuation: FT

Ledger is working with Goldman Sachs, Jefferies and Barclays to list in New York, potentially tripling its last valuation, the Financial Times reported.

A collection of Ledger's products

Markets

Bitcoin stalls as risk-off mood lifts gold while altcoins attempts breakout: Crypto Markets Today

Bitcoin and ether were little changed alongside softer U.S. equity futures as investors leaned risk-off. Some altcoins bucked the trend due to thin liquidity.

Close-up of stacked gold bars. (Jingming Pan/Unsplash)

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Finance

Revolut drops U.S. bank merger plan to seek standalone license: FT

The fintech company believes a de novo banking license under the Trump administration will be faster than acquiring an existing bank, avoiding the need to maintain physical branches.

A Revolut card (Kay/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

U.S. bitcoin ETF weekly outflows largest since November may signal BTC price bottom

This week's redemptions reached the highest level since November, a signal that often marks a local bottom in the price of bitcoin.

Chart showing bitcoin ETF Flows (SoSo Value)

Finance

Optimism community begins vote on OP token buybacks

The Optimism Foundation's proposal would link the value of the OP token more directly to the economic performance of the Superchain.

A seedling sprouts from a pile of coins.

Policy

Crypto regulation to become global reality this year, PwC says

PwC says 2026 is when crypto rules go live globally, reshaping stablecoins, compliance, and the race to become the industry’s most trusted hub.

PwC building (Photo by 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝘙𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘳 on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Tech

Ethereum upgrade sparks activity spike, but JPMorgan doubts it will last

The Fusaka upgrade raised usage, but pressure from layer-2 networks and rival blockchains continues to cloud Ethereum's long-term growth outlook.

Ethereum Logo

Markets

Strategy's credit risk falls as preferred equity value surpasses convertible debt

The bitcoin-owning company's capital structure is shifting toward permanent capital, reducing refinancing risk and damping credit volatility.

Strategy Executive Chaiman Michael Saylor (Gage Skidmore / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Modified by CoinDesk)