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 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)

Markets

Monero Nears Major Supply Zone at $180: Technical Analysis

XMR has been locked in a range with $180 as resistance and $100 as a price floor for over two years.

XMR's weekly candlesticks chart. (TradingView)

Markets

Core Scientific, on Cusp of Becoming a Major Force in AI Hosting, Initiated at Buy: Canaccord

The broker started coverage of the bitcoin miner with a buy rating and a $16 price target.

Core Scientific's Marble facility in North Carolina. (Core Scientific)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Tests $64K as BoJ Pauses Rate Hikes

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

BTC price, FMA Sept. 20 2024 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin, Gold May Be Sensing Monetary Debasement as Records Beckon

With both assets leading the market, here's a closer look at the factors driving their remarkable performance.

Bitcoin y el oro han tendido a moverse en tándem. (TradingView)

Tech

Jump's 'Frankendancer' Validator Client Is Live on Solana Mainnet

The ramshackle validator client is a prelude to Jump's highly anticipated Firedancer software.

Jump Chief Science Officer Kevin Bowers (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)