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

Singapore, Japan, U.K., Swiss Regulators Plan Asset Tokenization Pilots

Project Guardian seeks to advance digital asset tokenization pilots for fixed income, foreign exchange and asset management products.

Oct 30, 2023

(EDUARD MUZHEVSKYI / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images)

Policy

U.K. Publishes Final Proposals for Crypto, Stablecoin Regulation

The government plans to propose legislation on fiat-backed stablecoins by early 2024.

Oct 30, 2023

U.K. Treasury Minister Andrew Griffith standing at a lectern

Finance

Binance Founder CZ's Wealth Falls About $12B as Trading Revenue Slumps: Bloomberg

Changpeng Zhao's wealth dropped to $17.2 billion as trading revenue declined.

Oct 27, 2023

CEO of Binance Changpeng Zhao at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)

Policy

Digital Pound Consultation Received Over 50,000 Responses, With Privacy a Major Concern

Many of the respondents outlined concerns around privacy, programmability and the decline of cash, Jon Cunliffe, deputy governor of the Bank of England said.

Oct 27, 2023

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin and Ether Options Activity Hits $20B

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 26, 2023.

Oct 27, 2023

GMX tokens are serving as a proxy bet for Arbitrum investors. (Jason Briscoe/Unsplash)

Finance

Hi's Mastercard Debit Card Adds Option to Spend Sandbox's Token SAND

The hi debit Mastercard already allows users to spend bitcoin, ether and USDT.

Oct 27, 2023

Finance

Crypto Assets Under Management Jump to $31.7B; SOL-Based Products Rise 74%: CCData

Bitcoin-based products have increased their market share to 73.3% from 70.5% amid optimism over the possible approval of a spot-price exchange-traded fund.

Oct 27, 2023

The AUM has increased for the first time since July. (CCData)

Policy

Craig Wright Wins U.S. Appeal in Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Dispute

A Florida jury was right to say the self-proclaimed inventor of cryptocurrency wasn't in partnership with David Kleiman when they mined bitcoin together, an appeals court ruled.

Oct 27, 2023

Tech

Ethereum’s Dencun Upgrade Is a Step Toward a Scalable Settlement Layer: Goldman Sachs

The upgrade will enhance the blockchain’s scalability using rollups, will optimize gas fees and improve the network’s security, the report said.

Oct 27, 2023

Citrea says its zero-knowledge rollup will help expand Bitcoin's ability to accommodate NFTs and DeFi. (Unsplash modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Standard Chartered-Backed Zodia Markets Gains Registration in Ireland

Ireland is emerging as an attractive destination for crypto firms; Coinbase designated the country as its EU hub earlier this month.

Oct 27, 2023