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

Finance

Web3 Cybersecurity Company GoPlus Raises $10M to Build Permissionless Security Layer

The round counts OKX Ventures, HashKey Capital and Animoca Brands among its backers

Jun 5, 2024

Policy

Biden Urged to Act as Lawmakers Fear for the Life of Detained Binance Exec in Nigeria

Binance and Gambaryan are facing money laundering and tax evasion charges in the country.

Jun 5, 2024

Tigran Gambaryan, Binance's head of crime compliance, is one of two executives detained in Nigeria. (Shutterstock/Consensus)

Policy

India Springs Election Surprise, Sends Equity Market Crashing With Uncertain Implications for Crypto

Any plans for comprehensive crypto legislation could be kicked further down the road after a weaker-than-forecast showing for the governing party.

Jun 4, 2024

Narendra Modi greets supporters in May. (Elke Scholiers/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin-Based Meme Coin DOG Rockets Toward $1B Market Cap

The meme coin is the largest asset to be launched on Runes protocol.

Jun 4, 2024

Leonidas's DOG•GO•TO•THE•MOON token secured a coveted satoshi during the fourth Bitcoin halving. (DOG•GO•TO•THE•MOON)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Drops From $70K as Bullish Signal Strengthens

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for June 4, 2024.

Jun 4, 2024

Policy

Australian Regulator Scolded Over 'Misleading' Release, Must Pay Costs as Block Earner Avoids Penalty

Block Earner doesn't need to pay a penalty because it acted honestly in seeking to engage with government over regulation of crypto-related products and services.

Jun 4, 2024

Sydney Opera House in Australia (Stanbalik/Pixabay)

Finance

Bitpanda Drafts Deutsche Bank to Process Fiat Transactions in Germany

This is Bitpanda's second major partnership in Germany this year after it was enlisted by LBBW to offer crypto custody services in the country.

Jun 4, 2024

Finance

DWF Labs to Purchase $12M FLOKI From Project Treasury, Open Market

Floki is gearing up to introduce newer products in the coming months, including the Valhalla metaverse game on its mainnet.

Jun 4, 2024

Policy

MicroStrategy Founder Michael Saylor Agrees to $40M Settlement in D.C. Income Tax Case

The District of Columbia sued Saylor in 2022 for allegedly not paying income taxes while living in the district.

Jun 3, 2024

MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

Markets

GameStop Stock, Meme Tokens Surge as User ‘DeepFu*kingValue’ Returns to Reddit

Keith Gill posted his GameStop options positions on the r/superstonks subreddit in early Asian hours Monday.

Jun 3, 2024

GameStop sign on GameStop at 6th Avenue on March 23, 2021 in New York. (John Smith/VIEWpress)