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

Global Securities Regulator IOSCO Issues DeFi Policy Recommendations

Organizing as DAOs doesn't mean freedom from regulatory responsibilities, the International Organization of Securities Commissions says.

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Finance

FTX's Bahamas Wing Reaches Agreement With U.S. Bankruptcy Team, Streamlining Future Actions

This deal will pave the way for assets to be pooled and distributed to FTX.com customers.

Albany, a residential complex where Sam Bankman-Fried lived in a penthouse with others. (Amitoj Singh/CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Marathon Digital to Buy New Mining Sites for $179M as Reward Halving Nears

Marathon said the acquisitions will reduce the cost per coin mined by around 30%.

Marathon Digital CEO Fred Thiel (CoinDesk)

Policy

HashKey Capital Singapore Secures Capital Markets Services License From MAS

The firm follows crypto exchange DigiFT, which received a CMS license last month.

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Markets

First Mover Americas: Altcoins Rally as Bitcoin Climbs Back to $43K

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 19, 2023.

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Tech

Elastos Looks to Capture BTC Staking Demand With Bitcoin Layer 2 Offering

The platform is developing Bitcoin tools as the applications built on the network catch favor with investors.

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Policy

Elizabeth Warren Pushes Back at Blockchain Lobbying Efforts

Responding, Coin Center noted the "fundamental right to freely associate and petition the government."

Elizabeth Warren (Courtesy of Sen. Elizabeth Warren)

Markets

Solana, Avalanche Meme Coin Fever Continues as Bitcoin Nears $43K

Traders have increasingly favored these networks over Ethereum for their lower transaction fees and faster speeds.

(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Galaxy Digital Looking to Buy More Crypto Bankruptcy Assets After Deal to Sell FTX's Coins: FT

Mike Novogratz's firm is also interested in companies FTX invested in as a venture capital provider.

Mike Novogratz, founder and CEO of Galaxy Digital

Finance

Circle Issues Euro-Backed Stablecoin EURC Natively on the Solana Blockchain

Circle aims to boost around-the-clock foreign exchange transactions and remittances by deploying EURC on Solana.

(Sandali Handagama/ CoinDesk)