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

Finance

ARK Invest Sells $5.26M Coinbase Shares as Price Hits 19-Month High

The Ark Fintech Innovation ETF sold 43,956 COIN shares and bought $1.2 million worth of Robinhood stock on Monday.

Nov 28, 2023

Policy

EU Lawmakers Call to Reduce Tech Dependency on Other Countries With Metaverse Strategy

The European Parliament's Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection wants the bloc to take the lead on shaping virtual worlds according to EU values.

Nov 28, 2023

The EU's metaverse strategy is due soon (Pixabay)

Policy

U.S. Treatment of CZ, Binance Is 'Absurd:' Arthur Hayes

The former BitMEX CEO said the record-breaking penalties imposed on Binance represent an institutional bias against the transformative impact of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.

Nov 28, 2023

Markets

Dogecoin Now Held at 5M Crypto Addresses, Though Concentration Remains a Concern

DOGE's market value has risen 14% to almost $11 billion this month.

Nov 28, 2023

The number has surpassed the 5 million mark. (IntoTheBlock)

Finance

Crypto Hedge Fund Nine Blocks Snags Dubai Digital Assets License

Nine Blocks, which follows a market neutral strategy, also made Dubai its global headquarters.

Nov 27, 2023

Skyscrapers in Dubai (Kent Tupas/Unsplash)

Finance

Hamas, Hezbollah Now Prefer Tron to Bitcoin: Reuters

Almost two-thirds of Israel's Tron seizures were in 2023, including 39 from wallets Israel said in June were owned by Lebanon's Hezbollah and 26 in July from Hamas ally Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

Nov 27, 2023

a figurative representation of a blockchain (fabio/Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Americas: GBTC Discount to NAV Shrinks to Narrowest Since July 2021

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Nov. 27, 2023.

Nov 27, 2023

Markets

Fed Likely to Be Most Dovish Central Bank in 2024, Research Shows

Traders expect the Fed to cut rates by 100 basis points next year, weakening the dollar and incentivizing risk-taking in crypto and traditional markets.

Nov 27, 2023

Markets

ARK Invest Sold $5M Worth of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Shares Last Week

The sales took place as the discount for Grayscale's bitcoin investment vehicle narrowed to its lowest in over two years, a sign of escalating optimism that a spot bitcoin ETF will finally be approved in the U.S.

Nov 27, 2023

Finance

Ripple Excites XRP Army as Metaco Acquisition Brings Banks Closer

Earlier this month, Ripple-owned infrastructure provider Metaco said it was working with banking powerhouse HSBC.

Nov 27, 2023