Sheldon Reback

Editor, EU News

Sheldon Reback is CoinDesk's European news editor. 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 subsequently managed the Bloomberg Terminal's main news page before becoming the European editor for a global project to produce short, chart-based stories across the newsroom. His previous work as a journalist took him to Hong Kong, where he reported and edited for several technology magazines. Sheldon has a degree in industrial chemistry and an MBA. He owns ether and bitcoin below CoinDesk's notifiable limit.

LATEST FROM SHELDON REBACK

Markets

ARK Invest Coinbase Share Sale Takes December Total Close to $200M

Cathie Wood's investment firm also sold GBTC stock while increasing its holdings of Block.

Dec 21, 2023

Policy

Court Freezes $1 Billion of Assets of Three Arrows Capital Founders

The worldwide order by a British Virgin Islands court applies to Su Zhu, Kyle Davies and Davies' wife, Kelly Chen.

Dec 21, 2023

Three arrows hit bullseye of a target (QuinceCreative/Pixabay)

Policy

Judge Denies Sam Bankman-Fried Request for a Longer Sentencing Process

Bankman-Fried's defense team asked for a four to six week extension for his sentencing scheduled in late March, citing a possible second trial that may begin earlier in the month.

Dec 20, 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

UK to Cooperate With Crypto Industry on Legislation for Digital Securities

The government said its plans for a digital securities sandbox (DSS) were largely welcomed by respondents.

Dec 20, 2023

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stands at a lectern

Markets

Solana Leapfrogs XRP as Fifth-Largest Crypto, Spurred by Meme Coin Mania

SOL is trading at a 20-month high on the back of a bustling DeFi ecosystem and meme coin mania.

Dec 20, 2023

Policy

South Korea's Financial Regulations Chief to Meet SEC Chairman Gensler Next Month: Report

The two aim to strengthen cooperation on crypto regulations before South Korea's new crypto laws go into effect next year.

Dec 20, 2023

Finance

Crypto Accounting and Tax Reporting Platform TRES Raises $11M to Add New Blockchains

TRES currently services clients with combined assets worth $19 billion, helping them manage, monitor and reconcile their digital asset activity across more than 100 layer-1 and layer 2-blockchain networks.

Dec 20, 2023

Markets

First Mover Americas: BlackRock, SEC Discuss ETF Listing Rules

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Dec. 20, 2023.

Dec 20, 2023

A user examines prices on a mobile phone while looking at a graph on a laptop

Policy

Global Securities Regulator IOSCO Issues DeFi Policy Recommendations

Organizing as DAOs doesn't mean freedom from regulatory responsibilities, the International Organization of Securities Commissions says.

Dec 20, 2023

globe held in someone's hand (Greg Rosenke/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

FTX's Bahamas Wing Reaches Agreement With U.S. Bankruptcy Team, Streamlining Future Actions

This deal will pave the way for assets to be pooled and distributed to FTX.com customers.

Dec 19, 2023

Albany, a residential complex where Sam Bankman-Fried lived in a penthouse with others. (Amitoj Singh/CoinDesk)