Sheldon Reback

Regional Head of Europe

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.

Latest from Sheldon Reback

Policy

EU Banking Watchdog to Deepen Probe of Links Between Banks, Crypto Entities: FT

Concerns over contagion have triggered the need to "dig deeper into the links between banks and other financial firms," José Manuel Campa, the chair of the EBA told the FT.

Jan 3, 2024

European regulators will focus more on banks' exposure to crypto-linked entities. (Christian Lue/Unsplash)

Finance

Jupiter Targets JUP Airdrop for End of January

The Solana-based trading aggregator will test the longevity of the Solana frenzy.

Jan 2, 2024

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Tops $45K for First Time in 21 Months

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 2, 2024.

Jan 2, 2024

Finance

Orbit Chain Loses $81M in Cross-Chain Bridge Exploit

The hacked funds remain "unmoved" according to Orbit Chain.

Jan 2, 2024

Markets

Bitcoin-Related Companies Show Pre-Market Gains as BTC Nears $46K

U.S.-listed companies rode bitcoin's bullish momentum to show significant gains in pre-market trading, including COIN, MSTR, MARA and RIOT.

Jan 2, 2024

A user tracks charts on an tablet with a keyboard and larger monitor in the background.

Markets

Sei Network Emerges as Latest Crypto Favorite; Meme Coin SEIYAN Leads Bets

Meme coin SEIYAN – apparently a cult term for holders of the SEI token – has gained 400% in the past week, serving as a proxy for the growth of the broader Sei ecosystem.

Jan 2, 2024