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

India's Controversial Crypto Tax Should Be Cut After Failing to Achieve Aims, Think Tank Urges

The government lost $420 million in potential revenue and failed to improve transparency because the tax regime prompted as many as 5 million crypto users to shift transactions offshore, a new study found.

New Delhi, India (Unsplash)

Markets

U.S. Crypto Stocks Ride BTC Momentum in Pre-Market Trading

COIN, MSTR, HOOD and mining stocks all showed upward movement in pre-market trading after bitcoin rose to its highest level in 18 months.

(Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)

Finance

Standard Chartered, SBI Holdings Establishing $100M Investment Firm Targeting Crypto Startups

SC Ventures and SBI Holdings' Digital Asset Joint Venture investment company will be established in UAE and focus on firms in market infrastructure, risk and compliance, DeFi and tokenization

Standard Chartered (Shutterstock)

Policy

Competition in Digital Markets Hits G7 Nations' Radar

The group agreed to scan for early warning signs of disruption in the distribution of market power.

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Finance

Founder of Estonia's LHV Bank Lost Access to $472M of Ether

"It's no secret that I have a wallet with 250,000 Ethereum units," Rain Lõhmus said in an interview with Estonian national radio channel Vikerraadio in late October.

(Beth Macdonald/Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Binance Unveils Self-Custody Wallet

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

Two large stacked blocks displaying Binance's logo at a trade show.

Policy

Swiss Crypto Bank SEBA Wins Hong Kong License

The bank's Hong Kong unit can now deal in and distribute securities, including products related to virtual assets related.

SEBA Bank lobby

Policy

CBDCs Are 'Central' to Innovating Financial Systems, BIS Chief Says

Central banks will have a limited role to play relative to the private sector in CBDC issuance, BIS general manager Agustín Carstens said.

Agustin Carstens (Horacio Villalobos / Getty Images)

Finance

HSBC to Offer Tokenized Securities Custody Service for Institutions

The platform, planned for 2024, complements its new offering for tokenized gold as well as one for issuing digital assets.

(Steve Heap/Shutterstock)

Finance

Ripple Broadens Remittances Between Africa, Gulf States, UK and Australia

At its annual conference, Ripple also announced product enhancements and license updates, including a focus on payments between enterprises and smaller businesses.

Ripple (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)