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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Policy

Coinbase opposition won't stymie U.S. crypto market structure bill, HSBC says

The bank argued that legislative momentum remains strong as industry heavyweights prioritize long-term regulatory certainty over unpredictable enforcement.

The U.S. Capitol.

Policy

UK advertising watchdog bans Coinbase ads as 'irresponsible'

The ASA banned Coinbase adverts concluding they imply crypto could ease the country's cost-of-living crisis.

The "eggs now out of budget" Coinbase ad censured by the Advertising Standards Authority. (Photo by Sheldon Reback/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Long-term bitcoin holders resume selling as price lags behind traditional markets

Long-term bitcoin holders are selling at the fastest pace since August as the cryptocurrency's price lags behind broader financial markets.

BTC: Long-Term Holder Net Position Change (Glassnode)

Finance

WisdomTree expands tokenized fund access to Solana in multichain push

Both institutional and retail investors will be able to mint, trade and hold the tokenized funds on Solana through WisdomTree Connect and WisdomTree Prime.

A tree stands in silhouette against the setting sun. (dp Photography/Shutterstock)

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Markets

Altcoins jump as dollar slides, bitcoin holds steady: Crypto Markets Today

The Dollar Index hit a four-year low, while altcoins surged led by HYPE, JTO and Solana memecoin PIPPIN.

US dollars loan (Frederick Warren/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Nomura's Laser Digital applies for U.S. national trust bank to offer crypto custody

The proposed bank would offer cryptocurrency custody, spot trading and staking services under direct federal regulatory supervision.

Nomura's name on an exhibition stand.

Policy

UK banks’ anti-crypto stance intensifies even as regulatory process moves forward

A crypto lobby group said it found "increased hostility" from British banks, casting a shadow over the global cryptocurrency leadership the country said it is vying for.

(Photo by Andrea De Santis on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Finance

Mesh becomes unicorn, raises $75 million for crypto payments infrastructure

The investment round was led by Dragonfly Capital and included participation from Paradigm, Moderne Ventures, Coinbase Ventures and SBI Investment.

Mesh fence (Pexels/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)