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 Prices Take Breather as BTC ETFs Record Another Day of Monster Inflows

Strong net flows into bitcoin exchange-traded funds indicate robust institutional demand as BTC dominance rises at the expense of ether, one trader noted.

Ethereum ETFs drew in inflows despite ETH's plunge on Monday.(Shutterstock)

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BlackRock's Entry Into Crypto Matters More Than U.S. Election, QCP Capital's Darius Sit Says

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink appearing on CNBC means more to QCP's founder and chief investment officer rather than presidential candidates promoting crypto.

QCP Capital's Darius Sit (Chris Lam/CoinDesk)

Markets

Degens Are Searching for Further Leverage on MicroStrategy and Winning Massively

The T-REX 2X long MSTR Daily Target ETF (MSTU) has rallied 235% since its introduction six weeks ago, an annualized equivalent return of 57,000%, according to Bloomberg analysis.

Michael Saylor at Bitcoin 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee

Tech

Venn Network Aims to Solve DeFi's Hacking Problem With More Decentralized Tech

Creator Or Dadosh says Venn creates a "completely new economy" for crypto security.

Ironblocks' Venn aims to prevent suspicious transactions from accessing a blockchain. (serghei_topor/Pixabay)

Finance

Crypto-Backed Cloud-Storage Platform Storj Promotes Colby Winegar to CEO

Winegar previously served as the company's chief revenue officer.

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Markets

Bitcoin Approaches All-Time Highs as Daily OTC Desk Inflows Drop to Year's Lows: CryptoQuant

Over-the-counter desks hold 416,000 bitcoin valued around $30 billion, a level that has remained stagnant for the past month.

Bitcoin flow to over-the-counter desks (CryptoQuant)

Markets

Bitcoin Profit-Taking Continues as BTC Price Nears High. Is Bhutan Next to Sell?

The Bhutan government recently deposited almost 1,000 BTC into a Binance deposit address. It holds $900 million of the asset.

Gangtey Goemba Monastery in Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Trims Thursday's Inflation-Led Losses

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 11, 2024.

BTC price, FMA Oct. 11 2024 (CoinDesk)

Policy

Bitnomial Exchange Sues U.S. SEC, Alleging Regulatory Overreach

Bitnomial's action follows a similar suit filed by Crypto.com on Tuesday.

(Tingey Injury Law Firm / Unsplash)

Policy

Former FTX Customer Sues Hedge Fund, Says It Reneged on Bankruptcy Payout Deal

Alexander Nikolas Gierczyk of California says the hedge fund he sold his FTX bankruptcy claim to isn't paying out what it promised.

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