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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MOON Holder Makes 550% on Predictions Platform Polymarket as Bitcoin Moves Above $50K

The trader had bought the Yes side shares of the now-expired Polymarket-based betting contract "Will BTC hit $50,000 in February?"

Bitcoin could hit a new record high in two months. (Kurt Cotoaga/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Runs Into $50K Resistance as Sellers Step In on Binance, Coinbase

Bitcoin approached the $50,000 level Monday for the first time in more than two years, but selling pressure on exchanges stalled the advance.

Down Arrow spray painted on a brick wall (Shutterstock)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Hovers Below $48K; Immutable X Soars

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 12, 2024.

Immutable chart (CoinDesk)

Policy

Philippines Rules Out Blockchain for Wholesale CBDC Seen Likely by 2026: Report

The country's central bank does not plan on issuing a retail version of the digital currency.

The Philippines plans on issuing a wholesale CBDC (Alexes Gerard/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Tops $47K as Spot Bitcoin ETFs Book One of Their Best Days

Spot bitcoin ETFs attracted Thursday their third-largest net inflows since debut, increasing their holdings by 9,260 BTC.

Bitcoin price on February 9 (CoinDesk)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Seen Topping $50K This Weekend

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 9, 2024.

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Crypto Stocks Rally Pre-Market as Bitcoin Tops $46K

Bitcoin climbed over $46,000 for the first time in nearly a month early Friday, extending its gain for the week to nearly 10%.

16:9 Stock market rally (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin Miner Shares Offer Good Entry Point Ahead of Halving Event: Bernstein

The cryptocurrency has performed well before the halving and is likely to sustain momentum for the rest of the year, leading to new highs, the report said.

CleanSpark's bitcoin mining facility in College Park, Georgia. (Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Approaches $45K; Crypto Trading Volumes Rise

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 8, 2024.

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Policy

Thai SEC Files Charges Against Former Zipmex Thailand CEO

The Securities and Exchange Commission alleges customer assets were transferred overseas before an announcement was made.

Zipmex Thailand CEO Akalarp Yimwilai and Zipmex CEO Marcus Lim (seated) in 2020. (Zipmex)