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

King Dollar Falls, Bitcoin Marches Toward Sound Money Highs

Despite soaring 50% from April lows and outperforming tech and bonds, bitcoin has yet to reclaim its all-time highs against traditional safe havens like gold and silver.

Statue of a bull (ianproc64/Pixabay)

Finance

Justin Sun Emerges as Donald Trump Memecoin's Top Holder With $21.9M Stake

Sun has invested $75 million in World Liberty Financial, a decentralized finance project backed by the Trump family.

Justin Sun speaks at Consensus Hong Kong (CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto.com Buys Allnew Investments to Secure MiFID License to Offer Derivatives in Europe

This move bolsters the crypto exchange's presence in the region after it secured a MiCA license in January.

Cyprus (Athina Vrikki / Unsplash)

Finance

Strive Eyes $7.9B Distressed Mt. Gox Bitcoin Claims to Accumulate Discounted BTC

The goal is to gain exposure to bitcoin at a discount, with the aim of beating BTC's price performance in the long run.

Stacks of paper files in an office (Wesley Tingey/Unsplash)

Policy

South Korea to Let Non-Profits, Exchanges Sell Crypto Under New FSC Rules

Non-profits will need to meet strict conditions such as five years of audited operations and internal committees to vet donations.

South Korea's flag (Daniel Bernard/Unsplash)

Policy

Genesis Files Suits Against DCG to Recover Billions Worth of Allegedly Fraudulent Transfers

DCG, CEO Barry Silbert and others withdrew billions of dollars from the company they knew was failing while keeping customers in the dark, according to the lawsuits.

DCG founder and CEO Barry Silbert  (CoinDesk)

Markets

Strategy's STRK Hits Record Proceeds, Has Outperformed Bitcoin, S&P 500 Since Debut

STRK has risen more than bitcoin and the S&P 500 index while offering an attractive yield and differentiated market exposure.

STRK vs BTC vs S&P 500 (TradingView)

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Finance

Circle Has Explored Potential $5B Sale to Coinbase or Ripple Instead of IPO: Report

The stablecoin issuer took part in informal talks over a potential sale from which it was seeking at least $5 billion.

Circle Chief Strategy Officer Dante Disparte (left) and CEO Jeremy Allaire (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)