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

Miner capitulation is a contrarian signal, indicates renewed bitcoin momentum, VanEck says

VanEck data shows declining bitcoin mining activity has historically preceded strong returns in bitcoin.

(Sternschnuppenreiter/Pixabay)

Finance

Coinbase agrees to buy The Clearing Company to deepen prediction markets push

The deal brings a team with specialized experience building event-based trading systems, including veterans from Polymarket and Kalshi.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong speaking to House Speaker Mike Johnson on July 18, 2025. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

BlackRock names bitcoin ETF a top 2025 theme despite price slump

The world's largest asset manager is promoting its underperforming bitcoin fund over higher-fee winners, signaling long-term commitment.

The BlackRock company logo is seen outside of its NYC headquarters. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Markets

Filecoin climbs after breaking above $1.29 resistance zone

Technical momentum built as institutional flows drove price through key resistance levels amid an 87% volume surge above average.

"Filecoin Rises 4.1% Surpassing $1.29 Support on Strong Institutional Momentum"

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Finance

BitMine buys $300 million in ether, crossing 4 million ETH treasury milestone

Thomas Lee's ETH treasury firm acquired nearly 99,000 tokens last week as crypto markets slid.

Tom Lee

Finance

Prediction markets beat Wall Street in forecasting inflation, Kalshi says

Kalshi's markets aggregate information from diverse traders with financial incentives, creating a "wisdom of the crowd" effect, the platform said.

Kalshi website on a laptop.

Crypto Daybook Americas

Bitcoin finds its legs: Crypto Daybook Americas

Your day-ahead look for Dec. 22, 2025

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Markets

Aave slides as community debates over who controls the brand

A dispute over who controls Aave’s brand and online assets has moved to a vote, sending the token sharply lower.

Stylized AAVE logo (CoinDesk)

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Markets

Boxing Day bonanza: $27 billion in bitcoin, ether options set for year-end reset

The expiration involves over 50% of Deribit's total open interest, with a bullish bias indicated by a put-call ratio of 0.38.

A person looking at multiple trading screens. (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay/Modified by CoinDesk)