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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Policy

Craig Wright Witness Defends Saying Headed for ‘Train Wreck’ With COPA Trial

Stefan Matthews said the damning message referred to poor trial prep and not Wright’s claims to being Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto.

(Bitcoin Magazine/YouTube)

Markets

Bitcoin ETFs See Record $2.4B Weekly Inflows; BlackRock's IBIT Leads: CoinShares

Inflows accelerated last week, indicating increasing demand for the new spot-based exchange-traded funds, CoinShares head of research James Butterfill said.

Crypto fund weekly inflows as of Feb. 16 (CoinShares)

Markets

First Mover Americas: All Eyes on Ether

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 19, 2024.

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Markets

Ether's Fundamental Supply Outlook Better Than Bitcoin's, Analyst Says as ETH Tops $2.9K

Ether has rallied 16% in seven days, outperforming bitcoin's 8.5% rise.

one week ether price chart

Policy

Japan Moves Closer to Allowing Venture Capital Firms to Hold Crypto Assets

If approved in parliament, the draft bill could see VCs fund Web3 startups in exchange for crypto assets.

Japan (Su San Lee/Unsplash)

Markets

Ether Could Be the Next 'Institutional Darling,' Bernstein Says

The second-largest cryptocurrency is probably the only digital asset other than bitcoin likely to get spot ETF approval from the SEC, the report said.

SEC logo (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

Revolut to Introduce Crypto Exchange Targeting 'Advanced Traders'

The platform will feature deeper analytics and lower fees than the digital bank's app.

Revolut to Suspend Certain Crypto Services (Kaysha/ Unsplash)

Markets

Coinbase Analysts Turn More Bullish on Crypto Exchange After Earnings Beat; Shares Climb

Higher crypto prices will have a positive effect on the exchange’s revenue, the analysts said.

(Alpha Photo/Flickr)

Policy

Sam Bankman-Fried's Sentence Might Be Lighter Than You'd Expect

Restitution paid to victims can be considered when sentencing, and judges in the Southern District of New York routinely impose shorter terms than guidelines suggest for white-collar cases.

Sam Bankman-Fried, middle, walks into court on Aug. 11, 2023. (Victor Chen/CoinDesk)

Finance

A Statement Said Ethena Labs Raised Millions From Some Big Names. Then Chaos Ensued.

"It was an honest mistake," said Ethena's co-founder.

(Ryan Quintal/Unsplash, Modified by CoinDesk)