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: Bitcoin Holds $58K Ahead of U.S Inflation Report

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 11, 2024.

BTC price, FMA July 11 2024 (CoinDesk)

Markets

ARG Token Doubles as Argentina Enters Copa America Final

The Argentina Football Association's ARG is the largest soccer fan token by trading volume, according to CoinMarketCap.

ARG token's price. (TradingView/CoinMarketCap)

Markets

Staked Ether Close to All-Time High as ETF Approval Nears

Polymarket bettors give a 90% chance that ether ETFs will be approved by July 26.

Ethereum (ethereum.org)

Finance

Crypto Investment Firm Hypersphere Unveils $130M Market Fund

The Atlas fund aims to use Wall Street-style strategies to generate returns from investments in the crypto market.

16:9 Atlas (StockSnap/Pixabay)

Policy

Israel Decision on Digital Shekel Won't Occur Before the EU's Call on Digital Euro: Reuters

As of May 2024, 134 countries or jurisdictions, representing 98% of global GDP, were exploring a CBDC.

(Eduardo Castro/Pixabay)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Climbs Back Above $59K, but Rally Could Be Short-Lived

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 10, 2024.

BTC price, FMA July 10 2024 (CoinDesk)

Policy

Wallets Linked to Global Scams on Cambodia's Huione Guarantee Collect $11 Billion: Report

The online platform is said to be linked to the nation's ruling family and allegedly hosts posts offering services including deepfake scams, money laundering and so-called pig butchering.

16:9 Fraud, scam (brandwayart/Pixabay)

Policy

Tulip Siddiq Appointed as UK City Minister With Responsibity for Financial Services, Crypto

She has previously called for crypto to be regulated while recognizing the technology's potential.

Tulip Siddiq, the new U.K. City Minister (UK Parliament)

Policy

What Still Needs to Happen Before Spot Ether ETFs Can Trade

Spot ether exchange-traded funds may begin trading as soon as this Friday or in a few weeks.

Ether spot ETFs to see same sources of demand as bitcoin versions but on lower scale: Bernstein. (Rob Mitchell/CoinDesk)

Markets

Lionel Messi Promotes Obscure Meme Coin on Instagram, Leading to 350% Surge

The price of WATER jumped from $0.00032 to $0.00146 in the two hours following Messi's post, drawing criticism from the crypto community.

Lionel Messi's Jersey (dwlly/Unsplash)