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 Volatility Climbs to 6-Month High as Options Frenzy Picks Up

Implied and realized volatility indexes hit the highest levels since August's yen carry trade unwind.

Bitcoin Volmex Implied Volatility Index (TradingView)

Markets

Trump Memecoin Signals Start of a New Crypto Regulatory Era: Bernstein

The token introduction is a big positive for crypto builders in the U.S. following the Biden administration's crackdown on digital assets, the report said.

Donald Trump (CSPAN Screenshot)

Markets

Ether Drops to 4-Year Low Against Bitcoin as Trump Seen Boosting Largest Cryptocurrency

The ether-bitcoin ratio dropped to the lowest since 2021 as incoming President Trump seen fueling BTC popularity.

President Donald Trump (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay)

Markets

Stablecoin Deals and China, Europe to Follow U.S. With Bitcoin Reserve: Wintermute Predictions

Wintermute report reviewed a strong 2024 as OTC volumes grew by 313%.

Institutional Adoption explodes in 2024 (Peter H/Pixabay)

Policy

Boerse Stuttgart Digital Lands MiCA License From Germany

The license will enable it to provide services across the European Union.

German flag on top of building (Getty Images / Unsplash)

Markets

Publicly Traded U.S. Crypto Miners Double Bitcoin Holdings to Almost 100K in a Year

Bitcoin holdings for public U.S.-listed companies have more than doubled since January 2024.

Miner Performance YTD (TradingView)

Markets

Bitcoin Miners Have Started 2025 on a Strong Footing, JPMorgan Says

The combined hashrate of miners tracked by the bank has doubled in the last year to roughly 30% of the global network, the report said.

(Shutterstock)

Markets

XRP Volume Overtakes Bitcoin on Coinbase as U.S. Investor Interest Grows

XRP leads volume trends on Coinbase, with BTC and ETH taking second and third places. On Binance, bitcoin is still the most in demand.

24-hour volume trends on Coinbase. (Coingecko)

Markets

EToro, Crypto-Friendly Trading Platform, Files for U.S. IPO

The trading platform is seeking a $5 billion valuation and could list as soon as the second quarter, the Financial Times said

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