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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Ripple M&A Target Hidden Road to Open New Office in Abu Dhabi With a Potential Royal Family Addition

The firm has received in-principle approval from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of ADGM.

The Abu Dhabi skyline (Nick Fewings/Unsplash)

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Dogecoin, Cardano’s ADA Lead Market Gains as Bitcoin Traders Eye Next Fed Meeting

Analysts say they expect a 100 basis-point cut in 2025, with easing likely to start after July.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference

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Coinbase Earnings Pain Likely as Retail Activity Slumps, Wall Street Analysts Warn

Barclays, JPMorgan, Compass Point and Oppenheimer all cut their first-quarter forecasts last month, citing weaker crypto trading.

Coinbase. (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Payments App Strike to Offer BTC Lending in Boost to Reemergent Sector

"You shouldn’t have to sell the best-performing asset in human history to access cash. Now you don't have to," founder Jack Mallers wrote.

Jack Mallers, founder and CEO of Strike, stands on a stage at Bitcoin 2023. (Frederick Munawa)

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Revolut to Roll Out Bitcoin Lightning Payments for Europe Users Through Lightspark

The integration will offer users cheaper, faster transactions using Lightspark's payment infrastructure built on top of the Bitcoin-based Lightning Network.

Revolut CEO Nikolay Storonsky (Stephen McCarthy/Web Summit via Sportsfile/Flickr)

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Visa Doubles Down on Stablecoins With Investment in Blockchain Payments Firm BVNK

The deal follows BVNK's $50 million fundraising round that included Haun Ventures, Coinbase Ventures and Tiger Global.

A Visa card being held to next to a payment terminal. (CardMapr.nl/Unsplash)

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BlackRock’s Spot Bitcoin ETF Tops World’s Largest Gold Fund in Inflows This Year

IBIT's outperformance indicates institutions' confidence in bitcoin's long-term prospects despite the cryptocurrency's relatively dour price performance.

IBIT races past GLD in terms of YTD inflows. (mibro/Pixabay)

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Metaplanet Lifts Bitcoin Stash by 555 BTC, Plans to Sell Debt to Buy More

The Tokyo-based company earmarked the entire offering for EVO FUND only days after previously selling $25 million in bonds to the same buyer.

Tokyo, Japan (Jaison Lin/Unsplash)