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

First Mover Americas: BTC Erases Gains From Wednesday's Brief Rally

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 5, 2024.

BTC price, FMA Sept. 5 2024 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Retraces Below $57K as 'Sell-on-Rise' Action Continues

Crypto weakness may be a red flag for traditional risk assets, one analyst said.

BTC's price bounce. (CoinDesk).

Finance

Blockstream Mining Raises Fresh Round of Note That Offers Exposure to Bitcoin Hashrate

The EU-compliant security token gives investors exposure to the hashrate over a four-year period.

(Shutterstock)

Markets

Ether CME Futures Volume Shrinks as ETH ETFs Disappoint, Crypto Market Ducks Risk

The decline in trading volumes for ETH instruments suggests lower-than-expected institutional interest in the asset, particularly following the launch of spot ether ETFs, according to CCData.

CME Institutional volume: BTC and ETH futures. (CCData)

Policy

Uniswap Labs Settles CFTC Charges Over 'Illegal' Margin Products

Uniswap will pay $175,000 to settle the charges.

Uniswap booth at ETHDenver 2023 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Nigerian Court Postpones Decision on Gambaryan Bail Application

The next bail hearing has been scheduled for Oct. 9.

Tigran Gambaryan, Binance's head of crime compliance, is one of two executives detained in Nigeria. (Shutterstock/Consensus)

Policy

Japans Financial Regulator Mulls Taxing Crypto as Financial Asset

A change in the regime could result in lower taxes for some crypto investors.

Tokyo, Japan (Ryo Yoshitake/Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Drops to Lowest Since August as U.S. Stocks Slide

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 4, 2024.

BTC price, FMA Sept. 4 2024 (CoinDesk)

Finance

The Sandbox's Largest Market for Creators Is Now India: Co-Founder Sebastien Borget

India has more than 66,000 creators on the Metaverse platform compared with 59,989 creators in the U.S. and 25,335 in Brazil.

Animation of The Sandbox and BharatBox (BharatBox)

Markets

Illiquid Bitcoin Is Now Record 74% of BTC's Circulating Supply. That's Bullish

According to ETC Group, the new high is a sign that the halving-induced supply shock is intensifying.

BTC illiquid supply. (ETC Group, Glassnode)