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

First Mover Americas: Investors Pile Into Bitcoin ETPs Following BlackRock ETF Filing

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

Talos provides technology that supports digital asset trading to financial institutions. (Shutterstock)

Tech

Solana’s Largest Protocol, Marinade, Bets Growth on ‘Native’ SOL Staking Product

Marinade Finance contributors say the new service could appeal to institutional investors.

cartoon of Marinade Finance's logo

Policy

RFK Jr. Vows to Back Dollar With Bitcoin, Exempt BTC From Taxes

The Democratic presidential hopeful also reiterated a May stance defending the right to self-custody bitcoin, run blockchain nodes at home and promising industry-neutral energy regulation.

US presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr.

Markets

XRP Futures Set Open Interest Record High for 2023

Open interest on XRP-based futures contracts crossed the $1.1 billion mark in the past 24 hours.

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Policy

Societe Generale Becomes First Company to Win French Crypto License

SG Forge is licensed to provide buying and selling, exchange and custody of digital assets.

SocGen branch

Finance

Crypto Miner Argo Blockchain Raises $7.5M in Share Sale; Stock Slumps

Proceeds from the private placing and public sale will be used to pay down debt.

Riot Platforms’ acquisition of Block Mining makes sense, JPMorgan says. (Sandali Handagama)

Policy

Deadlines for U.S. Spot Bitcoin ETF Approvals Come Into Sight

The applications by industry giant BlackRock and others have sparked speculation approval will be granted.

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Finance

Crypto Insurer Evertas Buys Bitcoin Mining Cover Specialist Bitsure

Evertas has snagged the authority to offer mining policy limits of up to $200 million per location.

Bitmain Antminer mining rigs (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)

Policy

Even Unpaid Social Media Crypto Promotions May Breach UK Ad Rules: Financial Regulator

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) gained oversight of crypto promotions with the approval of the Financial Services and Markets Act last month.

Photo of people entering the FCA building

Policy

Coinbase Earn Is Particularly Vulnerable to Being Defined as a Security: Berenberg

The crypto exchange is still faced with significant regulatory challenges, the report said.

Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)