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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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)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Struggles to Gain Momentum; FTX Files Plan to End Bankruptcy

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 18, 2023.

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Finance

FTX Files Reorganization Plan to End Bankruptcy, Repay Creditors

Asset values for creditor claims will be calculated at prices on the day FTX filed for bankruptcy in November 2022, the plan says.

John J Ray III took over as FTX CEO in November 2022 (House Committee on Financial Services)

Policy

Bank of Korea Governor Sees CBDC Introduction as Case for 'Urgency:' Report

Stablecoins' widespread usage and frequent instability could reduce the effectiveness of central bank monetary policies, Rhee Chang-yong said.

Bank of Korea

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Ends the Week in Muted Mood

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 15, 2023.

BTC FMA Dec. 15 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Qredo’s Ankex Crypto Exchange Shutters, CEO Michael Moro Leaves

The hybrid exchange unveiled last year was headed by ex-Genesis CEO Michael Moro, who appears to have departed.

Michael Moro (Morgan Brown/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

Alleged Crypto Investment Scam Worth $80M Sees Four People Charged With Money Laundering in U.S.

The four allegedly obtained the money through so-called pig-butchering and other fraudulent schemes.

Arbitrage trade opens up on TX (Alexander Grey/Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Americas: JPMorgan Cautious About Crypto Markets in 2024

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 14, 2023.

(Shutterstock)