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

Team Behind Offshore Yuan, Hong Kong Dollar Stablecoins Detained by Chinese Police: Report

Earlier this year KuCoin closed a $10 million funding round into CNHC.

May 31, 2023

Finance

Crypto Exchange OKX Targets France as Regional Hub With Plan to Hire 100 People

OKX has applied for a Digital Asset Service Provider license to join dozens of companies that have already won approval.

May 23, 2023

The Financial Markets Authority in Paris, France (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitcoin Pizza Day Turns Sour as Meme Coin Shysters Profit Over $200K in Rug Pulls

Meme coin traders poured capital into several pizza-related tokens on Monday as rug pulls put a dampener on the anniversary of the first purchase made with bitcoin.

May 22, 2023

Policy

Crypto Lender BlockFi Ordered by U.S. Court to Withdraw Communication on Unapproved Reorganization Plan

A U.S. bankruptcy court ordered the estate to issue a letter saying that statements relating to a May 13 disclosure were not authorized, and that it was not allowed to solicit support for a reorganization plan at the time.

May 22, 2023

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Trading Platform Hotbit Terminates CEX Operations

Hotbit users have until 04:00 UTC on June 21 to withdraw their assets from the platform

May 22, 2023

Policy

Malaysia Says Crypto Exchange Huobi Global Isn't Registered, Must Cease Operations

The country's regulator told CEO Leon Li to ensure the website and mobile apps are disabled.

May 22, 2023

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Meric Dagli/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin's Trading Range Narrows to Tightest in Months

Tighter price ranges result from markets running into competing influences. Eventually, some narratives take the back seat, paving the way for a volatility explosion.

May 22, 2023

Rango de precios de siete días de bitcoin. (Glassnode)

Finance

Argo Blockchain Slumps to Full-Year Loss on Bitcoin Price Slide

The crypto mining company is in a stronger position now, interim CEO El-Bakly said.

Apr 28, 2023

Argo Blockchain's Helios facility in Dickens County, Texas. (Argo Blockchain)

Policy

Bank of England Targets 30-Strong Team for Digital Currency: Report

Among the positions available are digital pound security architect and digital pound solutions architect.

Apr 9, 2023

The Bank of England is reportedly hiring 30 people to develop a national digital currency. (Camomile Shumba/CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto-Related Stocks Drop Alongside Bitcoin on CFTC Binance Suit

Shares of rival crypto exchange Coinbase fell by nearly 10%.

Mar 27, 2023