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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BlackRock’s ETHA Becomes First Ethereum ETF to Cross $1B in Net Inflows

ETHA holds over $860 million in net assets. Only Grayscale’s mini ether trust (ETH) and Ethereum trust (ETHE) have more. Its net inflows are more than the next three highest ETF inflows combined.

(Jim Henderson, modified by CoinDesk)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Holds Below $60K Before U.S. Jobs Data Revision

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 21, 2024.

BTC price, Aug. 21 2024 (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Miner Bitfarms to Buy Rival Stronghold Digital for $175M in Stock, Debt

The deal comes weeks after Riot Platforms dropped a bid to buy Bitfarms, choosing to try and overhaul the company's board before pursuing a takoever again.

Stronghold Digital Mining CEO Greg Beard (right) and Co-Chairman Bill Spence (left).  (Stronghold Digital Mining)

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Tether Plans to Develop UAE Dirham-Pegged Stablecoin Alongside Phoenix Group

Tether plans to seek licensing for the stablecoin under the U.A.E. central bank's Payment Token Services Regulation

16:9 UAE dirham (Pixelline studios/Pixabay)

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Zenrock Aims to Calm Users' DeFi Wobbles With Decentralized Custody Offering

Crypto custody upstart Qredo has got a new lease of life after being bought out of administration by Dan Tapiero’s 10T Holdings and 1RoundTable Partners. The company is soon to relaunch as Zenrock.

Zenrock Chairman Dan Tapiero (second from right). (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Nigeria Plans to Introduce Crypto Licensing Process: Bloomberg

The SEC wants to issue its first licenses for digital service and tokenized assets as early as this month.

Nigerian flag (Emmanuel Ikwuegbu/Unsplash)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Returns to $61K, Outperforms Broader Crypto Market

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 20, 2024.

BTC price, FMA Aug. 20 2024 (CoinDesk)

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U.S. Leading Economic Indicators Continue to Fall, No Longer Signal Recession

The U.S. recession fears were partly responsible for the early August slide in stocks and cryptocurrencies.

The clouds are beginning to clear for the U.S. economy. (MabelAmber/Pixabay)

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State Street Selects Taurus for Crypto Custody, Tokenization

The bank will start with tokenization and plans to offer digital asset custody once the U.S. regulatory environment improves.

State Street building in London (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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U.S.-Listed Bitcoin Miners Have the Upper Hand Over Unlisted Peers: Bernstein

The ability to raise debt or equity in the world's deepest capital markets is a large advantage, the report said.

bitcoin miner (Shutterstock)