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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Marchés

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Hovers Around $27K Ahead of Fed Decision

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

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Marchés

Volatility in $25 Trillion U.S. Treasury Market Slides. Here's Why It Matters to Crypto

The MOVE index, an options-based measure of turbulence in Treasury notes, dropped to an 18-month low last week.

line chart of the MOVE index

Marchés

Bitcoin Holds Above $27K; XRP, ADA, DOGE Trade Little Changed

“All financial markets have taken a wait-and-see approach ahead of monetary policy decisions in the U.S., Switzerland, the U.K. and Japan,” one analyst said.

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Finance

DeFi Protocol Balancer Says Web Front End Is ‘Under Attack’

On-chain data appears to show the attacker has stolen over $200,000 from users.

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Juridique

Some Binance EU Users Find Fiat Withdrawals Cut Off Even Before Paysafe Ends Service

Binance says Paysafe gave it short notice that a “very small portion” of European users will be subject to an earlier closure before the payments provider officially pulls support for the exchange on Sept. 25.

Binance Logo (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Marchés

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Hits $27K for First Time in Two Weeks

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 19, 2023.

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Juridique

JPEX Drama Shows Need for Crypto Regime, Hong Kong Leader Says

The territory’s leader urged investors to use licensed platforms and promised more education about crypto risks.

Spot bitcoin ETFs could soon be coming to Hong Kong (Allan Watt/Flickr)

Finance

Citigroup Unveils Token Services for Institutional Clients

In a pilot, Citi used smart contracts to serve the same purpose as bank guarantees and letters of credit working with shipping company Maersk and a canal authority.

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Finance

Binance Staked Ether Experiences $573M in Inflows This Month

Two days of inflows fueled a more than fourfold increase in Binance staked ether's total value locked.

Binance staked ether TVL (DefiLlama)

Finance

Crypto VC Firm Blockchain Capital Raises $580M for 2 New Funds

Most of the firm's limited partners are traditional institutional investors, including university endowments, private foundations, financial institutions, sovereign wealth funds and U.S. pension plans

Blockchain Capital Co-Founders Bart Stephens and Brad Stephens (Blockchain Capital)