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 Long-Term Holders Have 163K More BTC to Sell, History Indicates: Van Straten

Long-term holders have sold almost 550,000 BTC as the rising price spurs profit-taking.


Policy

U.K. Financial Regulator Aims for Crypto Regime by 2026

The U.K.'s FCA is trying to be more transparent to the crypto sector after months of uncertainty.

Photo of people entering the FCA building

Finance

Former Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein Joins Aptos Labs as Adviser

Michael Sonnenshein, the former CEO of Grayscale Investments, has joined Aptos Labs as an adviser alongside OpenAI's chief product officer, Kevin Weil.

Michael Sonnenshein (CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Regains $98K After Weekend Slump

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for November 25, 2024.

BTC price, FMA Nov. 25 2024 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy Makes Mammoth BTC Purchase, Adding 55,500 Tokens for $5.4B

This latest acquisition took place over the past few days, with current holdings now valued at nearly $38 billion.

MicroStrategy executive chairman Michael Saylor (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

MicroStrategy Is a Bitcoin Magnet Pulling in the Earth's Capital Reserves: Bernstein

The broker raised its price target for the stock to $600 and reiterated its outperform rating on the shares.

MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor

Markets

Koreans Go Full Monty on DOGE, XRP, XLM After Trump's Win; Now Look to SAND Token

The breakup of trading volume on Upbit showcases strong uptake for smaller cryptocurrencies in a pattern analogous to the 2021 bull market.

Most traded pairs on Upbit since Nov. 5 U.S. election

Markets

First Mover Americas: Rotation to Altcoins Has Started With Gensler's Exit Date Set

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for November 22, 2024.

CoinDesk 20 Index vs. Bitcoin price (CoinDesk)

Policy

UK to Draft a Regulatory Framework for Crypto, Stablecoins Early Next Year

The U.K.'s long awaited crypto rules are starting the legislative process just as the European Union's take effect.

Tulip Siddiq  (Nicola Tree/Getty Images)

Markets

Cardano's ADA Leaps to 2.5-Year High of 90 Cents as Whale Holdings Exceed $12B

On-chain activity shows the involvement of large investors and institutions, indicating that the price surge could have staying power.

Cardano's ADA has climbed to the highest price since May 2022. (CoinDesk)