Sheldon Reback

Regional Head of Europe

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.

Latest from Sheldon Reback

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