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

Fed Minutes Release May Be a Non-Event for Bitcoin

The minutes of the Nov. 1 Fed meeting may be outdated, given the post-meeting softness in economic data and resulting expectations for renewed interest-rate cuts in 2024.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Tether Deposits of $1B With UK Financial Firm Are at Center of High Court Battle: FT

Tether deposited the funds with a subsidiary of investment bank Britannia Financial, according to the report, which cited filings made in the High Court.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Bittrex Global to Shut Down

All trading on the platform will be disabled on Dec. 4, several months after Bittrex's U.S. arm filed for bankruptcy and stopped operations.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Bullish Completes Purchase of CoinDesk: WSJ

Bullish, which is run by former NYSE President Tom Farley, bought 100% of CoinDesk from crypto-focused investor DCG in an all-cash deal

(Pixabay)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Crypto Friendly Javier Milei Wins Argentine Presidency

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Nov. 20, 2023.

(Photo by Marcos Brindicci/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Surpasses $37K on Argentina Presidential Election Result as Analysts Focus on Fed Notes

Crypto markets added some 2% in the past 24 hours, with the artificial intelligence-focused token sector driving the most gains for weekend traders.

Bitcoin broke the $37,000 level this morning. (CoinDesk)

Finance

Osaka Digital Exchange to Start Security Token Trading Platform

The platform, named Start, will begin operation on Dec. 25 with a $20 million real-estate securities issuance.

(Shutterstock)

Markets

Bitcoin Options Open Interest Climbs to Record $15B on Crypto Exchange Deribit

The notional open interest in BTC options listed on Deribit rose to a record $15 billion last week as traders scrambled to take bullish exposure.

BTC's options open interest on Deribit (Deribit).

Markets

Bitcoin Fundamentals Have Never Looked Better: Bernstein

The world’s largest cryptocurrency is expected to benefit from a number of positive catalysts in 2024, the report said.

stepwise increasing stacks of coins pictured against a chart of rising price candles

Finance

Santander Private Bank Introduces Bitcoin, Ethereum Trading for Clients in Switzerland

Santander Private Banking International is offering buy, sell and hold services with bitcoin and ether to clients with accounts in Switzerland.

a row of parked, Santander-sponsored bicycles, aka Boris bikes.