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

EU Regulator Sees Official Journal Publication of Stablecoin Standards Before Year-End

The European Banking Authority estimates that 15 technical standards, including those for stablecoin issuers, will become official before the end of 2024.

The EU's MiCA law starts to take effect at end-2024. (Pixabay)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Drops Below $56.5K on Risk-Off Day

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 11, 2024.

BTC price, FMA Sept. 11 2024 (CoinDesk)

Markets

AI Tokens ICP, FET Buck Crypto Market Drop as Apple Flags Artificial Intelligence Foray

The iPhone maker's "It's Glowtime" event on Monday focused on bringing AI capabilities to the smartphone.

(Growtika/Unsplash)

Finance

Tokenized RWA Platform Huma Finance Gets $38M Investment, Plans Expansion to Solana and Stellar’s Soroban

Huma's payment-finance platform aims to address the liquidity needs of trade financing using blockchain technology for faster settlement.

Founders of Huma Finance and Arf (PRNewsfoto/Huma Finance, Arf)

Markets

Ethena's Yield Machine Sees $1B Outflows as Crypto Market Cools – But There's Good News

The protocol faced a challenging environment as yields from arbitraging bitcoin and ether funding rates tumbled to near-zero. Even so, its USDe token held steady to its $1 peg.

(Ryan Quintal/Unsplash, Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Core Scientific Is Uniquely Placed to Deliver AI Data Center Scale in the Near Term: Bernstein

The bitcoin miner benefits from readily available sites and power, less competition and the ability to hire strong data center talent, the report said.

bitcoin miner (Shutterstock)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Rises to $57K as ETFs End Losing Streak

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Sept. 10, 2024.

BTC price, FMA Sept. 10 2024 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Tron, Tether and TRM Labs Start Financial Crime Fighting Force

The T3 Financial Crime Unit is looking to clean up USDT issued on Tron, a blockchain favored by bad actors.

Justin Sun (CoinDeskTV)

Finance

Nansen Buys StakeWithUs, Expanding Beyond Data Provision Into Crypto Investment

The company will also become one of the first validators on the Berachain mainnet.

Nansen co-founders Alex Svanevik and Evgeny Medvedev. (Nansen)

Markets

Crypto Traders Remain Cautious About Downside Risks in Bitcoin, Ether; SOL Stands Out

Options tied to bitcoin and ether show a bias for puts, according to QCP Capital.

Frustrated trader. (Getty Images)