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 and collapse. He managed the Bloomberg Terminal's main news page and worked on a global project to produce short, chart-based stories across the newsroom. Before that, he worked 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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EU Formally Signs New Crypto Licensing, Money Laundering Rules Into Law

The MiCA law is set to make the bloc the first major jurisdiction with tailored crypto regulations.

The formal signing of of MiCA at the European Parliament. (Swedish government/Twitter)

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USDT Issuer Tether Ventures Into Payment Processing With Georgia Investment

The stablecoin issuer announced earlier this week it is investing in a sustainable bitcoin mining facility in Uruguay.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Patakaran

Team Behind Offshore Yuan, Hong Kong Dollar Stablecoins Detained by Chinese Police: Report

Earlier this year KuCoin closed a $10 million funding round into CNHC.

(chinahbzyg/Shutterstock)

Pananalapi

Crypto Exchange OKX Targets France as Regional Hub With Plan to Hire 100 People

OKX has applied for a Digital Asset Service Provider license to join dozens of companies that have already won approval.

The Financial Markets Authority in Paris, France (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Pizza Day Turns Sour as Meme Coin Shysters Profit Over $200K in Rug Pulls

Meme coin traders poured capital into several pizza-related tokens on Monday as rug pulls put a dampener on the anniversary of the first purchase made with bitcoin.

(Ivan Torres/Unsplash)

Patakaran

Crypto Lender BlockFi Ordered by U.S. Court to Withdraw Communication on Unapproved Reorganization Plan

A U.S. bankruptcy court ordered the estate to issue a letter saying that statements relating to a May 13 disclosure were not authorized, and that it was not allowed to solicit support for a reorganization plan at the time.

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk)

Pananalapi

Crypto Trading Platform Hotbit Terminates CEX Operations

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

Closed sign (Shutterstock)

Patakaran

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)

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Merkado

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)

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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)