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

Bitcoin Mining Stocks Plunge as Revenue Craters Amid Market Carnage

MARA, RIOT, CLSK among mining stocks that fell more than 10% on Monday.

(Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Finance

South Korea’s National Pension Service Eyes Blockchain for $890B Fund's Transactions

The NPS plans to invite blockchain experts and companies to participate in a preliminary disclosure process before starting a research study.

South Korea flag (Planet Volumes / Unsplash)

Markets

Strategy Treads Water on BTC Bet, While Metaplanet, Semler Reel from Heavy Losses

Strategy’s cushion is narrowing, with an average bitcoin cost basis of $67,458.

Photo of Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor standing. (Nikhilesh De)

Markets

Tariff-Sensitive Australian Dollar Offers Hope to Bitcoin Bulls as BTC Drops Below $75K

The tariff-sensitive currency has rebounded nearly 100 pips from the Asian session low, suggesting a potential nadir in the selling of risk assets.

Photo of Uluru, Australia

Markets

Gold-Backed Cryptocurrencies Retreat From All-Time Highs Amid Stock-Market Rout

The precious metal initially rallied after Trump unveiled reciprocal tariffs, but has since joined the wider market sell-off.

A gold bar (Scottsdale mint/Unsplash)

Markets

Riot Platforms Hits Post-Halving Bitcoin Production High as It Expands AI Capacity

Feasibility study confirms Corsicana Facility’s potential for AI/HPC growth as Riot delivers strong mining performance in March 2025.

A 30MW mining facility (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

Markets

Wall Street Volatility Gauge Hits 4.5-Year High, Traders Lift Rate-Cut Bets on China Tariffs

Bitcoin's 30-day implied volatility, represented by Deribit's DVOL index, rose to an annualized 54.6%, the highest in two weeks.

FastNews (CoinDesk)

Markets

Nasdaq Composite Saw One of Its Worst Days Since 2000 While Bitcoin Held Steady

Despite steep declines in U.S. equities, bitcoin shows surprising strength, holding above key technical levels.

BTC: Daily Price Performance (Glassnode)