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

Publicly Traded U.S. Crypto Miners Double Bitcoin Holdings to Almost 100K in a Year

Bitcoin holdings for public U.S.-listed companies have more than doubled since January 2024.

Miner Performance YTD (TradingView)

Markets

Bitcoin Miners Have Started 2025 on a Strong Footing, JPMorgan Says

The combined hashrate of miners tracked by the bank has doubled in the last year to roughly 30% of the global network, the report said.

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Markets

XRP Volume Overtakes Bitcoin on Coinbase as U.S. Investor Interest Grows

XRP leads volume trends on Coinbase, with BTC and ETH taking second and third places. On Binance, bitcoin is still the most in demand.

24-hour volume trends on Coinbase. (Coingecko)

Markets

EToro, Crypto-Friendly Trading Platform, Files for U.S. IPO

The trading platform is seeking a $5 billion valuation and could list as soon as the second quarter, the Financial Times said

Magnifying glass over Etoro logo

Policy

Malaysia Weighs Introduction of Crypto, Blockchain Legislation

The country's prime minister held discussions with Abu Dhabi's government and crypto exchange Binance to formulate how to move forward.

The Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia ( Patrick Langwallner / Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Revisits $100K as Trump Inauguration May Spur a Breakout: Van Straten

Wednesday's price action for bitcoin was the fourth time it exceeded the key $100,000 price level.

A sustainable $100K breakout remains elusive. (Pexels/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Poised to Top Record as Trump Inauguration Nears, Major Coins Due for 10% Swings: Traders

Wednesday's soft U.S. core CPI has opened doors for traders to focus on Trump's swearing in and the possibility of first-day pro-crypto announcement.

President Donald Trump (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay)

Policy

Gemini Agrees to Pay $5M Settlement in CFTC Case

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission sued Gemini in 2022 for making misleading statements.

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss (Joe Raedle / Getty Images)