Sheldon Reback

Sheldon Reback

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, and he also has experience in market research and writing computer manuals. Sheldon has an MBA from the London Business School and an industrial chemistry degree from Brunel University. He owns a small amount of ether.

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The Diet building, Japan's parliament.
Japan's Cabinet Proposes Scrapping Corporate Tax on Unrealized Crypto Gains
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government has been considering submissions on how best to encourage the industry's development, which it sees as a pillar of economic reform.
The Diet building, Japan's parliament.
Hong Kong harbor skyline view into Kowloon
Spot Crypto ETF Applications Will Be Considered, Hong Kong Regulators Say
The statement from the SFC and HKMA comes as expectations mount the U.S. SEC is on the verge of approving a spot bitcoin ETF.
Hong Kong harbor skyline view into Kowloon
Coinbase has been sued by the SEC (Alpha Photo/Flickr)
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.
Coinbase has been sued by the SEC (Alpha Photo/Flickr)
Mike Novogratz, founder and CEO of Galaxy Digital
Galaxy Digital Looking to Buy More Crypto Bankruptcy Assets After Deal to Sell FTX's Coins: FT
Mike Novogratz's firm is also interested in companies FTX invested in as a venture capital provider.
Mike Novogratz, founder and CEO of Galaxy Digital
Bank of Korea
Bank of Korea Governor Sees CBDC Introduction as Case for 'Urgency:' Report
Stablecoins' widespread usage and frequent instability could reduce the effectiveness of central bank monetary policies, Rhee Chang-yong said.
Bank of Korea
Coinbase sticker on a Macintosh laptop
ARK Invest Sells Coinbase Shares for Third Straight Day
The investment firm has sold the crypto exchange's stock on all but two trading days this month.
Coinbase sticker on a Macintosh laptop
Coinbase has been sued by the SEC (Alpha Photo/Flickr)
ARK Invest Sells $5.26M Coinbase Shares as Price Hits 19-Month High
The Ark Fintech Innovation ETF sold 43,956 COIN shares and bought $1.2 million worth of Robinhood stock on Monday.
Coinbase has been sued by the SEC (Alpha Photo/Flickr)
Jean-Marie Mognetti, CEO CoinShares (CoinShares)
CoinShares Secures Option to Buy Valkyrie's ETF Unit
A takeover would give the company a foothold in the U.S. as investors get optimistic that crypto ETFs will win SEC approval.
Jean-Marie Mognetti, CEO CoinShares (CoinShares)
New York Stock Exchange with banner flagging ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF on the day it started trading.
First Mover Americas: ProShares Dismisses Concerns Over Cost of Tracking Futures
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 21, 2023.
New York Stock Exchange with banner flagging ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF on the day it started trading.
Progress in bringing crypto mining equipment back online has been slower than expected. (hut8.io)
Hut 8 Says Repairs to Damaged Crypto Mining Equipment Are Taking Longer Than Expected
The delays are impairing the miner's hashrate and bitcoin production.
Progress in bringing crypto mining equipment back online has been slower than expected. (hut8.io)