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

EToro Files for IPO After Crypto Drives 2024 Revenue Surge

The trading platform is aiming to raise up to $400 million at a valuation of roughly $4.5 billion.

A magnifying glass over Etoro logo

Markets

Binance Offboards Market Maker That It Said Made $38M Profit on MOVE Listing

The entity was offboarded on March 18, and Movement Labs and Movement Foundation teams were informed of the “irregularities with their market maker.”

A pair of hands resting on a keyboard with an iPad showing graphs and price quotes. (Kanchanara/Unsplash)

Markets

STRF or STRK? Comparing Strategy’s Preferred Stock Offerings

The STRF sale is scheduled to close later on Tuesday, with Strategy raising approximately $711 million in net proceeds.

Photo of Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor standing. (Nikhilesh De)

Markets

BlackRock to List Bitcoin ETP in Europe in First Crypto Foray Outside U.S.

BlackRock's IBIT is by far the largest of the 12 spot bitcoin ETFs listed in the U.S., with net assets of over $50 billion.

(Jim Henderson, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Zodia Custody COO Samuel Howe Has Left the Crypto Custodian for Traditional Finance

Sam Hill will replace Howe as COO of the London-based crypto custody firm.

(Paul Brennan/Pixabay)

Web3

PwC Italy, SKChain Advisors to Build Blockchain-Based EU Digital Identity Product

The product will enable European companies and their customers to securely access digital platforms including those in the world of Web3.

European Union (Guillaume Périgois/Unsplash)

Finance

Sam Altman’s World Network in Talks With Visa for Stablecoin Payments Wallet: Source

The move will make World Wallet into a "mini bank account" for anyone who wants it, according to a person familiar with the plans.

The worldcoin orb. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Former Bittrex Execs Raise $40M in Bitcoin to Back Barbados-Licensed Insurance Firm

Barbados-regulated Tabit Insurance raised a $40 million insurance facility funded entirely by bitcoin (BTC).

Palm trees on a beach with the sun setting in the background.

Markets

Strategy Added 6.9K Bitcoin for $584M, Bringing Stack to 506K Tokens

The company used proceeds from the sale of common stock for this latest purchase.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor at the Digital Asset Summit in New York City on March 20, 2025. (Nikhilesh De)