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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Finance

Crypto Assets Under Management Jump to $31.7B; SOL-Based Products Rise 74%: CCData

Bitcoin-based products have increased their market share to 73.3% from 70.5% amid optimism over the possible approval of a spot-price exchange-traded fund.

The AUM has increased for the first time since July. (CCData)

Policy

Craig Wright Wins U.S. Appeal in Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Dispute

A Florida jury was right to say the self-proclaimed inventor of cryptocurrency wasn't in partnership with David Kleiman when they mined bitcoin together, an appeals court ruled.

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Tech

Ethereum’s Dencun Upgrade Is a Step Toward a Scalable Settlement Layer: Goldman Sachs

The upgrade will enhance the blockchain’s scalability using rollups, will optimize gas fees and improve the network’s security, the report said.

Citrea says its zero-knowledge rollup will help expand Bitcoin's ability to accommodate NFTs and DeFi. (Unsplash modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Standard Chartered-Backed Zodia Markets Gains Registration in Ireland

Ireland is emerging as an attractive destination for crypto firms; Coinbase designated the country as its EU hub earlier this month.

Headshot of Zodia Markets CEO Usman Ahmad

Markets

South Korean Investors Prefer Altcoins to Majors, Tron to Ethereum: DeSpread Research

Koreans trade differently to the rest of the world, market data shows.

(Daniel Bernard/ Unsplash)

Policy

Taiwan Crypto Regulation Gets Going With First Reading of Digital Asset Bill

The bill sets the groundwork for defining a virtual asset and how exchanges should operate in the country.

(Timo Volz/Unsplah)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Deutsche Bank Trials a SWIFT Alternative for Stablecoins

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 25, 2023.

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Markets

HayCoin Price Climbs to $5.5M Per Token as Long-Term Holder Destroys 51 HAY

The first-ever token floated on Uniswap was revived by a bunch of developers and is quickly gaining a loyal community.

(Unsplash, modificado por CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin’s Recent Outperformance Fueled by Institutional Demand, JPMorgan Says

There has been a significant bitcoin inflow into larger wallets, which suggests institutional investor demand, the report said.

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Markets

Bitcoin to Score 'Golden Cross' After 30% Price Surge in 2 Weeks

The forthcoming price pattern would signal a strengthening of bullish momentum.

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