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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Markets

FTX Payout, Trump-Musk Interview, FOMC Minutes May Roil Crypto Markets This Week

Bitcoin's lackluster price action may receive a jolt from this week's macroeconomic calendar.

U.S. flag and man offering a wad of dollars

Markets

Hackers Impersonate Saudi Crown Prince to Promote Fake ‘Official’ Memecoins

The promotional posts have been deleted and the Saudi Law Conference, whose account was compromised, issued a statement on it.

Computer Hacking Hackers (Shutterstock)

Markets

Solana, XRP Lead Crypto Drop With U.S. Closed for Presidents' Day

Crypto markets fell with XRP and SOL leading declines among major cryptocurrencies.

Bull and bear (Shutterstock)

Policy

India's Directorate of Enforcement Seizes $190M in BitConnect Fraud Case

BitConnect's founder, Satish Kumbhani, is wanted in both India and the U.S.

India's flag (Naveed Ahmed / Unsplash)

Finance

Metaplanet Spends Another $26M Buying Bitcoin, Lifting Holdings Above 2K BTC

The Tokyo-based company said it spent an average of 14.8 million yen per bitcoin.

Skyscrapers in Tokyo

Markets

U.S. Crypto Task Force to Focus on Delivering National Bitcoin Reserve: Bernstein

The Federal Reserve could issue debt or sell some of its gold reserves to fund purchases of BTC, the report said.

Every state should have a strategic bitcoin reserve.

Policy

Argentina Opposition Threatens Milei With Impeachment Over LIBRA Token Tweet: Reuters

An opposition lawmaker said the president should be impeached after promoting and then withdrawing his support for the token.

Argentina's President Javier Milei at Donald Trump's inauguration in 2025 (Getty Images)

Markets

Japanese Energy Firm Remixpoint Boosts Crypto Holdings More Than 8,000% in 9 Months

The firm’s shares surged after Donald Trump’s election victory as a result of the positive outlook for cryptocurrency regulation.

View over Tokyo (Ryo Yoshitake/Unsplash)

Policy

Crypto Scam Revenue From ‘Pig Butchering,’ AI Schemes Likely Grew in 2024, Chainalysis Reports

Fraudsters raked in at least $9.9 billion and possibly as much as $12.4 billion with their methods becoming more “professionalized.”

Photo of hands on a keyboard in a darkened room. (Unsplash)