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

Crypto Daybook Americas

Crypto Daybook Americas: Bitcoin Slides to $83K as U.S. Tariffs Rattle Stocks, Currencies

Your day-ahead look for April 3, 2025

Apr 3, 2025

President Donald Trump holds up a chart while announcing tariffs on U.S. trading partners.

Markets

Bitcoin Development Mailing List Briefly Goes Offline After 'Malicious' Warning

The mailing list was unavailable for a short period on Wednesday and was placed in a “banned content warning” cohort on Google.

Apr 3, 2025

Policy

Justin Sun Calls for Reform of Hong Kong's Trust Laws After TUSD Misappropriation Allegations

Sun said at a press conference that the current laws contain systemic loopholes.

Apr 3, 2025

Justin Sun speaks at a press conference in Hong Kong (Tron)

Markets

U.S. Recession Odds Surge in Prediction Markets on Tariff Shock. What Next for BTC?

Traders on Polymarket and Kalshi are pricing in an over-50% chance of a U.S. recession this year.

Apr 3, 2025

Markets

Bitcoin Nears Death Cross, Yuan Tumbles With Asian Markets After Trump Tariffs Put Focus on China's Response

Asian equities and U.S. stock futures have declined, while bitcoin is nearing a bearish technical pattern amid escalating trade tensions.

Apr 3, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Digital Asset Summit in New York City. (Nikhilesh De)

Finance

7-Eleven Begins Accepting Bank of Korea’s Digital Currency in CBDC Trial

 Customers at 7-Eleven stores in South Korea can now pay using the Bank of Korea’s digital currency with a 10% discount to incentivize adoption.

Apr 2, 2025

A 7-Eleven store at night (Dennnis Schmidt/Unsplash)

Markets

Grayscale Lists 2 New Bitcoin ETFs Offering Income From BTC Volatility

The two New York Stock Exchange-listed funds are due to start trading on Wednesday.

Apr 2, 2025

A Grayscale ad campaign in New York's Penn Station. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Crypto Daybook Americas

Crypto Daybook Americas: Bitcoin Resilient as Trump's 'Liberation Day' Sets Markets on Edge

Your day-ahead look for April 2, 2025

Apr 2, 2025

President Donald Trump sits at his desk in the Oval Office.

Finance

Sony Begins Accepting USDC Payments in Its Singapore Online Store

Sony Electronics' Singapore has added cryptocurrency payments in partnership with crypto exchange Crypto.com.

Apr 2, 2025

Night view of Singapore from the habor. (Larry Teo/Unsplash)

Policy

SEC, Gemini Request Two-Month Pause in Lawsuit as 'Potential Resolution' in the Works

The Securities and Exchange Commission sued Gemini in 2023 over its now-defunct Earn product.

Apr 2, 2025

Acting SEC Chair Mark Uyeda (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)