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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Policy

Bitcoin Lightning Fintech ZBD Approved to Receive EU MiCA License by Dutch Regulator

Countries like the Netherlands are preparing for MiCA implementation.

EU flag and other flags (Yuedongzi CHAI/ Unsplash)

Markets

NFTs Are Making a Comeback as Trading Volumes Surge: Galaxy Research

Leading marketplaces such as OpenSea, Blur and Magic Eden have seen increased activity since November, the report said.

Image of several Pudgy Penguin NFTs (Pudgy Penguins)

Finance

Stablecoin Payments Platform BVNK Raises $50M to Fuel U.S. Expansion

The investment round was led by Haun Ventures and included contributions from Coinbase Ventures and Tiger Global.

Scattered pile of $1 bills (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)

Policy

Nigeria Arrests Almost 800 Over Crypto Scams: Reuters

Nigeria has been clamping down on illegal activity regarding crypto in the country.

Nigerian flag (Emmanuel Ikwuegbu/Unsplash)

Web3

Web3 Gaming Sees Shift as Traditional Games Professionals Outnumber Crypto Specialists

More Web3 gaming employees now have a background in gaming than crypto, according to the Blockchain Game Alliance.

The cover of the Blockchain Game Alliance (BGA) State of the Industry Report 2024

Finance

OpenSea Foundation Cayman Islands Registration Sparks Airdrop Speculation

OpenSea recently announced its platform would be revamped in December.

Pudgy Penguins is a collection of 8,888 unique penguins with proof of ownership stored on the Ethereum blockchain. (Screenshot: OpenSea)

Finance

Revolut to Strengthen Crypto Fraud Protections With Added Security, Risk Scores

The Revolut Pay enhanced due diligence API will be rolled out to crypto customers from start of 2025.

Revolut app

Markets

BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Put Options at $30, $35 Price Levels See Volume Spike

The spike in activity likely stems from "cash-secured" selling of the options by traders who missed the rally in the ETF.

Stablecoin inflows have stalled ahead of the CPI report.(sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)