Sheldon Reback

Regional Head of Europe

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.

Latest from Sheldon Reback

Policy

New Zealand Crypto Policy Should Support Industry, Minister for Commerce Says

The country's "wait and see" approach to regulating crypto could risk New Zealand missing out on the benefits of industry developments, a government inquiry found.

Apr 10, 2024

New Zealand parliament building in Wellington. (Squirrel_photos/Pixabay)

Markets

Crypto Miners Run Down Bitcoin Inventory to 3-Year Low in a Strategic Pre-Halving Move

Bitcoin miners have been running down inventory in a rising market, moving away from the accumulation strategy seen before the prior halving in May 2020.

Apr 10, 2024

Policy

Hong Kong Said Likely to Approve Spot Bitcoin ETFs Next Week: Reuters

Hong Kong's regulators have sped up the approval process, according to a Reuters report.

Apr 10, 2024

Hong Kong harbor skyline view into Kowloon

Markets

Bitcoin’s Bullish Quarter Eases Consumer Skepticism: Deutsche Bank

While 40% of respondents to the German bank’s survey said bitcoin will thrive in the coming years, 38% said they expect the cryptocurrency to disappear.

Apr 10, 2024

Markets

Friend.Tech Money Metrics Surge Ahead of Potential Airdrop, V2 Release

The social application was one of the biggest blockchain-based platforms by revenue for a short period last year before usage dropped off. A new version is bringing the hype back.

Apr 10, 2024