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

Finance

VanEck's Spot Bitcoin ETF Goes Live on Australia's Biggest Stock Exchange

The VanEck Bitcoin ETF rose 1% on its debut after trading 99,791 shares.

Jun 20, 2024

Sydney Opera House in Australia (Stanbalik/Pixabay)

Finance

Kraken Says Hackers Turned to 'Extortion' After Exploiting Bug for $3M

The bug found by a "security researcher" led to nearly $3 million stolen from Kraken's treasuries.

Jun 19, 2024

Markets

German Government Agency Moves $425M Bitcoin, Some to Crypto Exchanges

Arkham previously identified the address as belonging to the German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), which had seized almost 50,000 BTC from a piracy site.

Jun 19, 2024

(Jason Leung/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Ether, Meme Coins Lead Recovery While Bitcoin Remains Subdued

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for June 19, 2024.

Jun 19, 2024

Markets

Elevated Ether Volatility Expectations May Be Unfounded

The excitement surrounding the impending debut of spot ether ETFs in the U.S. has investors anticipating higher ether price swings relative to bitcoin.

Jun 19, 2024

Markets

Bitcoin, Crypto-Related Stocks Are Ripe for Institutional Adoption: Bernstein

Spot bitcoin ETFs are expected to be approved by major wirehouses and large private bank platforms in the third and fourth quarters, the report said.

Jun 19, 2024

Bernstein forecasts new crypto cycle ( Hans Eiskonen/Unsplash)

Policy

SEC Ends Probe Into Consensys, Won't Sue Over Ethereum

The U.S. regulator closed its investigation into "Ethereum 2.0," Consensys said.

Jun 19, 2024

Joe Lubin, founder and CEO of Consensys. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk/Suzanne Cordiero)

Markets

Meme Coins and Macro: U.S. Credit Card Holders Most Stressed Since 2012

The percentage of credit card loans outstanding for over 90 days has increased to the highest since 2012, a signal that speculative activity may ease off.

Jun 19, 2024

Finance

Ether ETF's Lack of Staking Won't Dampen Strong Institutional Demand, 21Shares' Ophelia Snyder Says

Prospective providers of spot ether ETFs in the U.S. removed provision for staking from their applications to avoid potential regulatory roadblocks.

Jun 18, 2024

Ophelia Snyder, Co-Founder, 21Shares, at Consensus 2024 by CoinDesk, Austin, USA (CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Crypto Majors Slide Further; SOL, DOGE Among Worst Affected

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for June 18, 2024.

Jun 18, 2024