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's South Korea Discount Hits Highest Since October 2023

Smart traders have shifted to high-beta altcoins, data tracked by 10x Research show.

Bitcoin: Korea premium index. (CryptoQuant)

Policy

A Fire Alarm Interrupted an Aussie Crypto Summit. The Symbolism Wasn't Missed by a Concerned Industry

A regulator's comment at a crypto summit sparked industry concerns that companies may look to move abroad.

Sydney Opera House in Australia (Stanbalik/Pixabay)

Finance

Blockchain-Based Investment Platform Assetera to Offer Tokenized Assets on Polygon

Assetera will use Ethereum scaling network Polygon to secure transactions and utilize stablecoins for purchase, clearing and settlement to ensure the process is fast and efficient.

Vienna, Austria (jarmoluk/Pixabay)

Tech

DeFi Protocol Cega Debuts 'Vault Token Market' to Facilitate Seamless Investing

The offering solves the liquidity issues faced by investors due to the 27-day deposit lock-up period.

(Alina Grubnyak/Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Little Changed in Face of PBOC Rate Cut

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 24, 2024.

BTC price, FMA Sept. 24 2024 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin's Trading Range Extends Beyond 125 Days as September Shows Resilience

Defying typical September trends, bitcoin's resilience hints at a potential breakout from its prolonged downtrend.

BTCUSD trading range: (Glassnode data)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Kraken Said to Hire Natasha Powell as UK Head of Compliance

Powell will start in her new role at the crypto exchange in November.

Kraken has hired Natasha Powell as U.K. head of compliance: sources. (BCB Group)

Markets

Ethereum ETFs Record Biggest Outflows Since July in Sign of Low Institutional Appeal

The outflow comes despite a broader crypto market rally fueled by recent Federal Reserve rate cuts that helped lift ether prices by 11% over the past week.

(engin akyurt/Unsplash)

Policy

Sygnum Unit Receives Liechtenstein License as a Crypto Asset Service Provider

The registration paves the way for the Switzerland and Singapore-based banking group to expand into the European Union and European Economic Area.

Liechtenstein (Unsplash+ / Resource Database)

Markets

Digital Asset Funds See Second Consecutive Week of Inflows: CoinShares

Bitcoin-linked products led with $284 million of inflows, while their ether equivalents saw outflows of $29 million.

Fund flows for week-ending Sept. 20 (CoinShares/Bloomberg)