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

Markets

Crypto Market Optimism Bumps Into Risk-Off Hints in TradFi

Indicators tied to Wall Street's volatility index, VIX, and central bank liquidity indicate risk aversion ahead. Past experience suggests risk-off in traditional markets can roil sentiment in the crypto market.

Jun 23, 2023

Policy

Crypto Ban May Not Be Best Approach to Balance Risk, Demand: IMF

The IMF recommended that countries focus on addressing the drivers of crypto demand and unmet digital payment needs.

Jun 23, 2023

The IMF is looking at crossborder payments using CBDC (World Bank/Flickr)

Finance

Only Bitcoin Miners With Low Power Costs and High Sustainable Energy Mix Will Survive: JPMorgan

Electricity costs played a vital role in the past year’s bear market as miners struggled to stay in business, the report said.

Jun 23, 2023

Photo of five wind farm windmills in a field.

Finance

Northstake Raises $3M to Boost Institutional Crypto Staking

The 2.8 million-euro fundraise comes from PreSeed Ventures, Morph Capital, The Aventures Fund, Funfair Ventures and Delta Blockchain Fund.

Jun 22, 2023

Finance

Crypto Custody Firm BitGo Cancels Acquisition of Rival Prime Trust

Prime Trust has been losing clients and deposits to competitors for weeks amid mounting concerns over its business, a source at one former client told CoinDesk.

Jun 22, 2023