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

Avalanche Foundation Adds U.K. Lawmaker Chris Holmes to Board

Holmes, who sits in the House of Lords, will help guide Avalanche’s growth and accessibility efforts.

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Policy

Coinbase Policy Chief Pushes Back on Bank Warnings That Stablecoins Threaten Deposits

Coinbase’s policy head said concerns of stablecoin deposit flight are myths, claiming banks are really defending profits from an outdated payments system.

Coinbase CPO Faryar Shirzad (CoinDesk)

Finance

Deutsche Börse’s Crypto Finance Unveils Connected Custody Settlement for Digital Assets

Crypto Finance's new application, AnchorNote, lets clients trade across multiple venues while keeping assets in regulated custody.

Deutsche Börse-backed Crypto Finance is teaming up with Apex Group to provide institutional-grade crypto investment products. (Shutterstock)

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Markets

Bitcoin Mining Profitability Fell in August, Jefferies Says

U.S.-listed mining companies accounted for 26% of the Bitcoin network last month, unchanged from July, the report said.

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Policy

France, Austria and Italy Urge Stronger EU Oversight of Crypto Markets Under MiCA

Regulators seek direct ESMA supervision and tighter rules on non-EU platforms to boost investor protection.

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Finance

BitMine's Ether Treasury Crosses 2.15M, Stake in Worldcoin Vehicle Rises 10-Fold

The firm's $214 million stake in Worldcoin-linked Eightco highlights its first equity "moonshot" alongside growing ETH reserves.

Screenshot of Tom Lee on CoinDesk TV (CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Markets Today: XMR Rallies Despite 18-Block Reorg

Bitcoin traded in the red having failed to establish a foothold above $116,000 as whales rotated more funds into ether.

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Finance

London Stock Exchange Unveils Blockchain-Based Platform for Private Funds

Investment manager MembersCap and digital asset exchange Archax are the system's first clients.

LSEG expands to include digital assets in its SEDOL Masterfile securities database. (spatuletail/Shutterstock)