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

Former NYSE Broker to Pay $54M to Settle CFTC Crypto Fraud Charges

Michael Ackerman pleaded guilty in 2021 to accusations that he defrauded some 150 investors for $33 million in a digital asset trading scheme.

Jun 28, 2023

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission would be granted far-reaching authority over crypto trading and regulation in a new Senate bill. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Custody Firm Ledger Introduces Institutional-Grade Trading Network

The network has a range of partner firms, including Crypto.com, Bitstamp, Huobi, Wintermute and Komainu.

Jun 28, 2023

(Cleveland Trust Co/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Horizen Scraps Privacy Coin Moniker Amid Regulatory Scrutiny

Horizen says it's now simply a layer 0 blockchain after deprecating the shielded pools on its main chain.

Jun 28, 2023

"Zen will no longer be considered a privacy coin." (Nghia Do Thanh/Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto Exchange KuCoin to Introduce Mandatory ID Checks Next Month

As of July 15, new customers will be required to complete identification checks to use KuCoin's services.

Jun 28, 2023

Web3

Azuki NFT Prices Slide 44% After Creator Releases 'Basically Identical' Elementals

Elementals became the most-hyped and largest NFT offering in recent months, but community reaction has been critical.

Jun 28, 2023

Policy

‘End the Extortion:’ BlockFi Creditors File to Liquidate Estate

Creditors accuse CEO Zac Prince of defrauding customers and the company of “mischief” in delaying a wind-up.

Jun 28, 2023

BlockFi creditors say they're paying to improve company staff's golf game (Hebi B/Pixabay)

Finance

Three Arrows Capital Liquidators Seek $1.3B From Bankrupt Hedge Fund's Founders: Bloomberg

The fund founded by Su Zhu and Kyle Davies suffered big losses on the collapse of the Terra ecosystem starting in May 2022 and took on additional leverage despite already being insolvent, the liquidators say.

Jun 27, 2023

Web3

A16z, ARK Invest Back $37M Round for Mythical Games

Crypto asset manager Scytale Digital led the Series C extension round for the NFL Rivals creator.

Jun 27, 2023

Finance

Robinhood Sheds Jobs for Third Time Since April 2022: WSJ

The company made the cuts as it adjusts to a slowdown in customer trading activity.

Jun 27, 2023

Finance

Crypto Bankruptcy Investor Ouroboros Eyes Smaller Claims

The platform automates the due diligence process for buying cryptocurrency bankruptcy claims in firms like FTX or Celsius, providing previously missing liquidity for creditors owed around $50,000.

Jun 27, 2023