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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Policy

Trump Administration Eyes Blockchain for Foreign Aid in USAID Overhaul: Report

The plan aims to integrate blockchain technology into the procurement system to enhance security, transparency, and traceability of aid distributions.

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

Markets

Real-World Assets Cross $10 Billion in Total Value Locked: DeFiLlama

Growth comes from increases in TVL on Ethena USDtb and BlackRock's BUIDL.

A Treasury Bill

Markets

What the Collapse of the U.S. Bitcoin ETF Cash-and-Carry Trade Means for Investors

Inflows into U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs have stagnated this year compared with 2024.

CME Basis Trade (The Tie Terminal)

Finance

Data Storage Protocol Walrus Raises $140M in Token Sale Ahead of Mainnet Launch

The mainnet of the protocol, originally developed by Mysten Labs and built on layer-1 blockchain Sui, will launch on March 27

16:9 Walrus (Joffi2017/Pixabay)

Policy

Digital Euro Needed to Counter Stablecoins, Non-European Big Tech, ECB Chief Economist Says

Philip Lane said the prevalence of electronic payments using Apple Pay, Google Pay and PayPal "exposes Europe to risks of economic pressure and coercion."

European central bank (Maryna Yazbeck/Unsplash)

Tech

Bitcoin DeFi Expansion Faces Fork Dilemma as Developers Explore ZK Proofs

BitcoinOS contributor and crypto OG Edan Yago describes forks on Bitcoin as like "open-heart surgery."

Photo of Edan Yago standing in front of  a sponsor board. (Courtesy: BitcoinOS)

Markets

Ether Spot ETFs in U.S. Saw $358 Million Outflows in 11-Day Stretch

Despite the outflows, the funds have seen a cumulative net inflow of $2.45 billion since their inception..

Stock market price charts (Anne Nygård/Unsplash)

Finance

Uranium Digital Raises $6.1M to Speed Debut of Crypto-Powered Spot Market

Founder Alex Dolesky says he needs to move faster to meet exceptional demand.

Photo of Uranium Digital founder Alex Dolesky speaking at the 2025 Penn Blockchain Conference