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

FTX Disputes IRS's 'Alice in Wonderland' Tax Claim

The U.S. government's claim for $24 billion in unpaid taxes by FTX has only one source – taking recoveries away from its victims, FTX said in a court filing.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Cathie Wood's ARK Invest Offloads Nearly $13M Worth of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Shares

Digital asset manager Grayscale's bitcoin investment vehicle's shares fell 8.6% Monday, reflecting the day's 5.8% drop in bitcoin.

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood

Finance

Seamless Protocol Issues SEAM, Bags First Base-Blockchain Token Listing on Coinbase

Seamless previously operated the "OG Points" program, allowing thousands of users to earn points in their on-chain wallets.

Screen showing candle plot and technical analysis lines

Policy

Taiwan Completes Wholesale CBDC Technical Study, Central Bank Official Says

The focus is now on gathering feedback and improving a platform design, according to Deputy Governor Chu Mei-lie.

(Timo Volz/Unsplah)

Policy

South Korea Financial Regulator Proposes Consumer Protection Rules for Crypto Users

The rules are scheduled to take affect on July 19 next year.

(Daniel Bernard/ Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Slips to $42K From Last Week's Yearly High

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 11, 2023.

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Markets

Cathie Wood's ARK Invest Sells Most Coinbase Shares Since July as Price Rises

ARK has been consistently selling Coinbase stock in recent weeks. Friday's is the largest sale since July, when it sold 480,000 shares worth $50.5 million at the time.

(Alpha Photo/Flickr)

Markets

Goldman Sachs Sees Fed Delivering First Rate Cut in Q3 2024: Reuters

The Fed's benchmark interest-rate range is currently 5.25% to 5.5%.

The Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Binance Withdraws an Abu Dhabi License Application

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 8, 2023.

Nik De/CoinDesk

Finance

Starknet Foundation to Allocate 1.8B STRK Tokens 'Soon'

Starknet said 900 million STRK are earmarked for the foundation’s Provisions Committee, and 900 million will be dedicated to user rebates.

StarkWare co-founders President Eli Ben-Sasson and CEO Uri Kolodny (StarkWare)