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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Almost Half of Family Offices With Goldman Ties Want to Add Crypto Exposure: Report
A Goldman Sachs survey of family offices found that 15% already invest in cryptocurrencies and another 45% are interested.
Goldman
Core Scientific's mining facility in Calvert City, Ky.
Core Scientific Plans to Go Public in SPAC Deal
The company will be valued at $4.3 billion.
Core Scientific's mining facility in Calvert City, Ky.
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Zed Run Developer VHS Raises $20M in Funding Round Led by TCG
The Australian company, founded in 2018, has developed a blockchain-based, virtual horse-racing game called Zed Run.
horse, race
US Dollars
Titan Raises $58M in Series B Round Led by A16z
The company is a mobile-first investment platform that allows clients to have their capital actively managed in long-term strategies.
US Dollars
Crypto mining machines
Binance Pool to Halt BSV Mining Services at End of July
Clients using BSV mining will need to manually switch to BTC mining or Binance Smart Pool.
Crypto mining machines
Signature Bank CEO Joseph DePaolo
Signature Bank Adds $6.3B in Deposits from Digital Asset Customers
The figure compares with growth of $3.77 billion in the first quarter.
Signature Bank CEO Joseph DePaolo
LMAX CEO David Mercer
J.C. Flowers to Buy 30% of LMAX for $300M
The stake values LMAX, which operates exchanges for forex and crypto trades, at $1 billion.
LMAX CEO David Mercer
Rome
Italian Regulator Says Binance Is Unauthorized
The regulator said last month the unsupervised spread of crypto was a cause for concern.
Rome
Union Jack Flag
Binance Suspends Sterling Withdrawals Again: Report
The exchange's move reportedly came after Faster Payments ended its agreement with Binance.
Union Jack Flag
CoinShares CEO Jean-Marie Mognetti
CoinShares to Buy Elwood's ETF Index Business for $17M
The purchase also gives CoinShares access to Elwood’s equity-research team.
CoinShares CEO Jean-Marie Mognetti