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

Crypto Hackers Nabbed $409M in Q3: Immunefi

The figure is 40% less than in third-quarter 2023.

(Kevin Ku/Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Regains $64K as ETF Flow Trends Flip Positive

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 26, 2024.

BTC price, FMA Sept. 26 2024 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Celo Challenges Tron's Leadership in Active Stablecoin Addresses

The CELO token rallied over 20% on Wednesday as Vitalik Buterin cheered Celo's progress.

Top chain by active stablecoin addresses. (Artemis)

Finance

U.S. Crypto Industry Will Follow a Different Path From Rest of World: BitMEX Group CEO

BitMex does not operate in the U.S. and is positioned more in Asia than any other part of the world.

BitMEX Group CEO Stephan Lutz (Courtesy: BitMEX)

Markets

Crypto Inspired by 'Moo Deng' Zooms to $100M as Hippo Meme Takes Over Internet

Holder count has zoomed to 12,400 unique wallets with over $48.5 million in volume traded over the last 24 hours, a fan page for the token said Wednesday.

Moo Deng (Youtube screenshot)

Policy

Stablecoins Will Drive Institutional Adoption in Asia: Chainalysis CEO

In an interview, Michael Gronager also said it doesn't matter who wins the U.S. presidential election.

Chainalysis CEO Michael Gronager (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

WazirX Hacker Is Almost Done Laundering $230M Stolen Funds

On-chain data shows the hacker, or hacker group, behind the massive theft has almost completed laundering the stolen funds.

(Alpha Rad/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin's South Korea Discount Hits Highest Since October 2023

Smart traders have shifted to high-beta altcoins, data tracked by 10x Research show.

Bitcoin: Korea premium index. (CryptoQuant)

Policy

A Fire Alarm Interrupted an Aussie Crypto Summit. The Symbolism Wasn't Missed by a Concerned Industry

A regulator's comment at a crypto summit sparked industry concerns that companies may look to move abroad.

Sydney Opera House in Australia (Stanbalik/Pixabay)