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

As BitMEX Turns 10, the Market Is Still Thankful for the Perpetual Swap

BitMEX's CEO says he's OK with everyone copying the exchange's most important invention.

BitMEX CEO Stephan Lutz presents at Token2049 (BitMEX)

Policy

Russian Lawmaker Proposes Creating Strategic Bitcoin Reserve: Report

Anton Tkachev proposed "assessing the feasibility of creating a strategic BTC reserve in Russia by analogy with state reserve in traditional currencies."

Russian flag (Egor Filin/ Unsplash)

Finance

Hailey Welch Goes AWOL After Failed Hawk Tuah Token Launch

The HAWK token has lost more than 95% of its value after going live last week.

Haliey Welch issues statement on HAWK memecoin (Hawk Token Page/Overhere)

Markets

BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Drops Most in 4 Months Amid Quantum Computing FUD

IBIT fell 5.3% Monday, its biggest drop since early August.

Drop (Skitterphoto/Pixabay)

Policy

EU Countries Struggle to Implement MiCA as Deadline for Crypto Regulatory Revamp Looms

EU member states that have yet to adapt local law to implement MiCA by year's end include Belgium, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Luxembourg and Romania, according to a document shared with CoinDesk.

European Union Flags (Antoine Schibler/Unsplash)

Markets

November Was a 'Monumental' Month for the Crypto Market, JPMorgan Says

Total crypto market cap jumped 45% in November, in the best monthly return to-date, the report said.

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Tech

Radiant Capital Says North Korean Hackers Behind $50 Million Attack in October

Hackers gained access to a developer’s computer by posing as a former contractor.

North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un (Getty Images)

Markets

Gauging Bitcoin, XRP Resistance Levels After Record Price Rallies

As cryptocurrencies enter price-discovery mode, options market activity can help traders identify potential resistance levels.

Distribution of open interest in BTC options on Deribit. (Deribit Metrics)