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

U.S.-Listed Bitcoin Miners Shed 25% of Their Market Cap in March: JPMorgan

The monthly performance was the third-worst on record, the report said.

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Markets

Bitcoin Put Option Trade With $1M Premium Highlights Concern Over Declining BTC Price

Puts trade pricier than calls out to the May-end expiry reflecting concerns of a price drop.

The Q1 ended with a notable bearish BTC block options bet. (jarmoluk/Pixabay)

Markets

NFT Marketplace X2Y2 to Shut Down After Trading Volumes Collapsed

The team is pivoting to a new project involving AI-powered, decentralized financial tools.

A table surrounded by eight empty chairs. (Nastuh Abootalebi/Unsplash)

Policy

Brazil Bars Major Pension Funds From Investing in Cryptocurrencies

The move contrasts with developments in other countries, such as the U.S. and U.K., where some pension funds have begun to experiment with crypto exposure.

Brazil's flag (Rafaela Biazi/Unsplash)

Tech

Hashgraph Sees Q3 Debut for Hedera-Based Institutional Private Blockchain

HashSphere is designed to allow highly regulated institutions such as payment providers and asset managers to transact stablecoins and tokenized assets.

Stylized network of light focii covering Earth (geralt/Pixabay)

Markets

It's Back to Bitcoin for Darknet Markets After Monero's Binance Delisting: Chainalysis

Privacy tokens have been suffocated as governments around the world fight darknet markets – so it's back to bitcoin for purchasers of illicit goods.

A hooded figure sits in front of a laptop screen in a darkened room. (Kartik Programmer/Unsplash)

Policy

Australia Warns Crypto ATM Providers on Missing Anti-Money Laundering Checks

Australia has the highest number of crypto ATMs in the Asia Pacific region.

View of Sydney harbor with Habor Bridge and opera house. (Caleb/ Unsplash)

Markets

Ether-Bitcoin Ratio Slumps to 5-Year Low as Traders Seek Less Risky Assets: Van Straten

Ether has underperformed bitcoin since last year's reward halving. The first time that's happened.

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