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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Finance

Crypto Trading Platform Hotbit Terminates CEX Operations

Hotbit users have until 04:00 UTC on June 21 to withdraw their assets from the platform

Credit: Shutterstock

Policy

Malaysia Says Crypto Exchange Huobi Global Isn't Registered, Must Cease Operations

The country's regulator told CEO Leon Li to ensure the website and mobile apps are disabled.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Meric Dagli/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin's Trading Range Narrows to Tightest in Months

Tighter price ranges result from markets running into competing influences. Eventually, some narratives take the back seat, paving the way for a volatility explosion.

Rango de precios de siete días de bitcoin. (Glassnode)

Finance

Argo Blockchain Slumps to Full-Year Loss on Bitcoin Price Slide

The crypto mining company is in a stronger position now, interim CEO El-Bakly said.

Argo Blockchain's Helios facility in Dickens County, Texas. (Argo Blockchain)

Policy

Bank of England Targets 30-Strong Team for Digital Currency: Report

Among the positions available are digital pound security architect and digital pound solutions architect.

The Bank of England is reportedly hiring 30 people to develop a national digital currency. (Camomile Shumba/CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto-Related Stocks Drop Alongside Bitcoin on CFTC Binance Suit

Shares of rival crypto exchange Coinbase fell by nearly 10%.

(Shutterstock)

Finance

My Big Coin Founder Gets 8-Year Jail Sentence for Fraud

Randall Crater, 52, was convicted in July of defrauding investors of more than $6 million.

French authorities sentenced two men to jail for using crypto to fund terrorism in Syria (Shutterstock)

Finance

Argo Blockchain Suspends Trading in US Shares for 24 Hours

The company said earlier this month it was close to restructuring without having to declare bankruptcy.

Argo Blockchain's Helios facility in Dickens County, Texas. (Argo Blockchain)

Finance

Crypto Lender Nexo Canvasses Vauld Creditors Directly With Final Takeover Offer

In an open letter, Nexo said earlier offers were misrepresented and it wanted to deal directly with the creditors.

(Muhammad Ribkhan/Pixabay)

Finance

Defrost Finance Says Hacked Funds Have Been Returned

The hack, which some observers had characterized as a rug pull, was estimated to have netted $12 million.

(Shutterstock)