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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First Mover Americas: Trading Giants Like Jane Street Might Support Blackrock’s BTC ETF

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Nov. 1, 2023.

BlackRock's corporate office in New York, New York. (Jim.henderson/Wikimedia Commons)

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FTX, Alameda Wallets Move More Than $78 Million in Crypto to Exchanges: Spotonchain

The tokens were moved to Binance and Coinbase overnight in accordance with a bankruptcy court order allowing the sale of some FTX assets, data from Spotonchain show.

FTX Logo

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CFTC Awards $16M to U.S. Whistleblowers; Most Tips Were Crypto-Related

Crypto continues to have pervasive fraud and other illegality, Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero said.

Christy Goldsmith Romero (CFTC)

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BitGo Granted German Crypto Custody License by BaFin

BitGo had already been storing crypto assets under the regulator's supervision since 2019 as part of a transitional regime, the firm said.

CEO of BitGo Mike Belshe in a chair on-stage at Consensus 2023

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Celestia Airdrops TIA Token as Network Goes Live, Claims Start of 'Modular Era'

Celestia has released its mainnet beta after issuing tokens to 580,000 users.

Arbitrum airdrop goes live. (Pexel/Pixabay)

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Drawbacks of Stablecoin Cross-Border Use Outweigh Benefits: Global Payments Watchdog

Existing stablecoins aren't fully compliant with relevant regulatory requirements, a report by the Committee on Payment and Market Infrastructures said.

Globe, World (Kyle Glenn/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin's 'Triangular Consolidation' Is Bullish: Technical Analysis

Such consolidations generally end with an upward breakout, one observer said.

Bitcoin's triangular price consolidation (TradingView/CoinDesk)

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Daniel Shin Blames Terraform Collapse on Do Kwon's Management: Report

Shin is seeking to distance himself from Terra and Kwon as he faces trial in South Korea.

Terra co-founders Daniel Shin and Do Kwon (Terraform Labs)

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Spain Brings Forward MiCA Crypto Rules by Six Months After EU Pressure

The government said it hopes the move, potentially affecting the likes of Binance and Coinbase, will bring greater regulatory clarity.

Spanish flag waving by the wind.

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Bitcoin's Heading to $150K and Quality Mining Stocks Offer a Good Way to Gain Exposure: Bernstein

Bernstein expects the largest cryptocurrency to hit that level during the 2024-2027 cycle, the report said.

CleanSpark CEO Zach Bradford and Executive Chairman Matt Schultz at the company's CleanBlock facility in College Park, Georgia.