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 Kimchi Premium Spikes as South Korea's Political Turmoil Escalates

The South Korean won hit the lowest level against the dollar since March 2009.

Kimchi Premium Upbit vs Coinbase (CryptoQuant)

Markets

Memecoin Degens Raise Millions for Rare Cancer Research After a Father’s Plea

A profit opportunity led to nearly $100 million in trading volumes for a charity-themed memecoin. While some speculators lost money, the effort bore fruit for the original cause.

(Siqi Chen/GoFundMe)

Finance

Animoca Brands Founder Yat Siu's X Account Exploited to Promote Fake Token

The fake MOCA token on Solana exploited Animoca's links to Mocaverse and the Moca Network.

poly network attacker exploit hacker

Policy

Six Bitcoin Mutual Funds to Debut in Israel Next Week: Report

The Israel Securities Authority approval was granted last week, Calcalist reported.

Tel Aviv, Israel

Markets

Floki on Course for Europe ETP as DAO Floats Proposal to Provide Early Liquidity

A Floki exchange-traded product is set to go live in Europe in early 2025, a project developer told CoinDesk.

(Floki)

Finance

ESG-Focused Blockchain Trrue Secures $10M Investment Commitment From GEM Digital

GEM will receive tokens in exchange, while Trrue looks to develop blockchain technology with a focus on sustainability and regulatory compliance.

The U.S. Dollar (Shutterstock)

Policy

North Korea Blamed for May's $305M Hack on Japanese Crypto Exchange DMM

Japanese police and U.S. agencies said the attack was "affiliated" with TraderTraitor, which is characterized by social engineering.

North Korean flags waving in the wind.

Markets

SOL's Evolving Throwback Pattern Makes It Enticing for Breakout Traders: Godbole

The pattern has its roots in the behavioral aspects of trading and often sets the stage for bigger bull runs.

Tennis, ball. (anais_anais29/Pixabay)

Policy

Russia Imposes 6-Year Ban on Crypto Mining in 10 Regions, Citing Energy Use: Tass

Temporary bans may be imposed in other regions during peak energy demand, Tass reported

A BitCluster crypto mining site in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. (Image Credit: BitCluster)

Finance

Solana Layer 2 Sonic to Airdrop SONIC Token to TikTok Users

Sonic built its game SonicX natively inside TikTok, attempting to replicate the success of TON blockchain mini apps that were built inside Telegram.

Pyth issues token airdrop (ian dooley/Unsplash)