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 ETF Approval Odds Raised to Over 90% by Bloomberg Analysts, Drop on Polymarket

Two influential analysts have tipped odds at over 90% ahead of the Securities and Exchange Commission decision.

Gary Gensler's SEC must now decide what to do about multiple applications for BTC and ETH ETFs (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

ARK Invest Sells Another $4.2M of Coinbase Shares

COIN constitutes a 10.34% weighting of ARK's Innovation ETF, a stake worth over $872.5 million.

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood

Policy

North Korea Was Responsible for Over $600M in Crypto Thefts Last Year: TRM Labs

U.S. national security officials have raised concerns about North Korea's use of stolen crypto to develop nuclear weapons.

Ari Redbord (TRM Labs)

Markets

If a Bitcoin ETF Is Approved, Here’s What May Happen

The SEC is on the brink of approving a first spot bitcoin ETF in the U.S. after 10 years of failed applications.

Grafitti of a stylized face and the words What Now? on a white wall

Markets

First Mover Americas: Crypto ETPs Gained $2.2 Billion of Investment in 2023

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

Crypto asset flows (CoinShares)

Finance

Bitcoin ETF Fees Will Play Critical Role in the Race to Popularity

So far, only six potential spot bitcoin ETF issuers have revealed their charges, and Fidelity is the cheapest.

The SEC, under Chair Gary Gensler, is likely to decide on a spot bitcoin ETF in coming days. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Celsius to Unstake Thousands of Ether, Possibly Easing ETH Selling Pressure

The defunct crypto lender sent over 30,000 ETH to custodian Fireblocks in the past week, some of which was deposited on crypto exchange Coinbase.

(Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

South Korea Regulator Seeks Ban on Crypto Purchases With Credit Cards

The Financial Services Commission cited concerns "about illegal outflow of domestic funds overseas due to card payments on overseas virtual asset exchanges."

(Daniel Bernard/ Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Explaining Bitcoin's Sudden Drop

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

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Finance

Citi Alumni-Founded Startup to Offer Bitcoin Securities That Don't Need Green Light From SEC

Receipts Depositary Corp. aims to address the institutional desire for bitcoin investments that may not be satisfied by a spot ETF.

(Dynamic Wang/Unsplash)