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

Bitcoin, Ether Supply on Exchanges Fell in June: Goldman Sachs

Still, bitcoin miners’ inventory sales climbed to a record as they took advantage of the cryptocurrency’s strong performance, the report said.

Crypto exchanges are facing regulatory headwinds. (Dimitris Vetsikas/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin May Be Forming a 'Bull Flag' on Price Chart: Technical Analysis

A bullish flag looks to be forming and would be completed on a breakout above $31,900, analysts at Fairlead Strategies said.

Bitcoin may be forming a "bull flag" (CoinDesk/Highcharts.com)

Markets

Pepecoin Knockoffs Turn Dollars to Fortunes in Strange New ‘2.0’ Play

Copies of several meme coins have popped across the board in a trend that’s likely to die out within weeks.

(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Belarus Looks to Ban Peer-to-Peer Crypto Transactions to Reduce Fraud

The east European country is working on legislation to make it harder for fraudsters to get their hands on the proceeds of crime.

Belarus (Egor Kunovsky/ Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto ATM Operator Bitcoin Depot's Stock Rises 12% in Stock Debut

BTM shares closed on Monday at $3.61, an increase of nearly 12% on GSRM's closing price on Friday.

(Bitcoin Depot)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Traders Place Big Bets on Ether for Second Half of 2023

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 3, 2023.

(Unsplash, Kanchanara)

Policy

Probability for U.S. Approval of a Spot Bitcoin ETF Is Fairly High: Bernstein

The lack of a spot ETF leads to the growth of over-the-counter products like the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, which are more expensive, illiquid and inefficient, the report said.

U.S. Securities and Exchange building (Shutterstock)

Markets

A $10M Options Bet on Ether Shows Positioning for a Bullish Second Half

A large ether bull call spread crossed the tape Friday, according to Amberdata. The trade involved December call options with strike prices at $1,900 and $2,500.

(472301/Pixabay)

Web3

AzukiDAO Votes on 'Reclaim' of 20K Ether After Botched Elementals NFT Mint

“We have only been given a similar profile picture to that of the original Azuki holders,” the DAO proposal reads.

Azuki Elementals (OpenSea)

Markets

Bitcoin Cash, FTX’s FTT Token and COMP Led Crypto Market Gains in June

Bitcoin cash added the most, almost tripling over the course of the month.

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