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

Coinbase Sold 12,652 ETH in the Fourth Quarter, Standard Chartered Says

Standard Chartered’s Geoffrey Kendrick said Base’s profits led to Ethereum sales rather than long-term accumulation, a claim dismissed by the crypto exchange.

Mar 20, 2025

Finance

Kraken to Buy NinjaTrader for $1.5B to Enter U.S. Crypto Futures Market

The deal could be a way for the crypto exchange to move into another asset class and increase its users.

Mar 20, 2025

Finance

Dubai Starts Real Estate Tokenization Pilot, Forecasts $16B Market by 2033

The Dubai Land Department's initiative aims to expand access and transparency for property investments using blockchain rails.

Mar 19, 2025

Skyscrapers in Dubai (Kent Tupas/Unsplash)

Finance

Wallet Infrastructure Provider Privy Raises $15M to Develop Crypto Onboarding Rails

The company said the investment takes its total funding to over $40 million

Mar 19, 2025

Photo of Privy co-founders Asta Li and Henri Stern (Privy)

Markets

Erdogan Rival's Arrest Sends Lira to Record Low, Bitcoin-TRY Volume Surging on Binance

Binance's BTC/TRY pair sees increased trading activity as the move sends the lira crashing.

Mar 19, 2025

Turkey flag. (kirill_makes_pics/Pixabay)

Crypto Daybook Americas

Crypto Daybook Americas: Memecoins Take Off on Tron While Bitcoin Looks to FOMC

Your day-ahead look for March 19, 2025

Mar 19, 2025

Markets

Bitcoin Price Little Changed as Bank of Japan Keeps Interest Rate Steady

The BOJ decision to hold rates steady keeps Japanese bond yields in check, limiting pressure on bitcoin’s price.

Mar 19, 2025

Markets

21Shares Polkadot ETF Plan Progresses With Nasdaq Filing for Listing Approval

The filing comes as 21Shares expands its crypto ETF offerings, including funds for XRP and Solana.

Mar 18, 2025

Two people work on a paper document surrounded by laptops.

Research Reports

Boerse Stuttgart’s BX Digital Receives FINMA Approval for Digital Asset Trading

The platform, utilizing Ethereum’s blockchain, aims to streamline transactions for tokenized financial instruments and enhance capital market efficiency.

Mar 18, 2025

Stuttgart Stock Exchange, owner of Boerse Stuttgart Digital (Boerse Stuttgart)

Finance

Xapo Bank Offers Bitcoin-Backed Loans Giving Access to $1M in Cash Without Selling BTC

The product is designed for long term holders of bitcoin who might be looking for a loan to buy or upgrade a property, or buy a new car, Xapo said.

Mar 18, 2025