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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Class-Action Suit Against Crypto Miner Iris Energy Quickly Withdrawn
The lawsuit, filed in the District Court for the District of New Jersey, was withdrawn a day after it was filed.
Bitcoin mining rigs (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)
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Bitcoin Group Agrees to Buy German Bank Bankhaus von der Heydt for More Than $15M
The transaction is expected to be completed by the third quarter of 2023.
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Japanese exchange Liquid Global has locked customer withdrawals. (Creative Commons)
Liquid Global, Crypto Exchange Owned by FTX, Halts Withdrawals
The Japanese exchange was acquired by FTX earlier this year.
Japanese exchange Liquid Global has locked customer withdrawals. (Creative Commons)
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FTX's Regional Crypto Exchanges Slowly Reopen Withdrawals
The exchange's Japan and Turkey subsidiaries are slowly allowing customers to withdraw small amounts to their bank accounts.
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UBS Prices First Bond to Be Listed, Settled on a Digital Exchange
The 375 million Swiss franc three-year bond has a 2.33% yield.
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Singapore's Skyline (Swapnil Bapat/Unsplash)
Hodlnaut Judicial Managers Say Lender Lost $189.7M in Terra Collapse
The company's records were not properly maintained and some company executives are not cooperating, the managers said in a report.
Singapore's Skyline (Swapnil Bapat/Unsplash)
Core Scientific's Marble facility in North Carolina. (Core Scientific)
Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific's Shares Plummet After Bankruptcy Warning
The world's largest bitcoin miner said it will not make payments that are due in the next few days as its reserves dwindle.
Core Scientific's Marble facility in North Carolina. (Core Scientific)
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Elon Musk Sends Second Letter Terminating Twitter Acquisition
The letter follows one sent July, in case the earlier one is deemed invalid, according to a filing.
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Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Galaxy Digital Abandons $1.2B Plan to Acquire Crypto Custody Firm BitGo
The $1.2 billion deal was announced May 2021 and was expected to close by the end of that year.
Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
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Crypto-Miner Mawson Says CFO Resigns
The company appointed Ariel Sivikofsy as a consultant until it selects a replacement.
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