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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News Analysis

'Like Ordering McDonald's:' Malta's MiCA Fast-Track Draws Oversight Concerns

Some people think Malta is nimble and innovative when it comes to regulation. But others see a fast track to regulatory arbitrage.

Malta (Ludovica Dri/Unsplash)

Markets

The Blockchain Group Bolsters Bitcoin Holdings and Capital Base

Europe’s first bitcoin treasury company reports soaring BTC gains and strategic share subscriptions.

French Flag (Anthony Choren / Unsplash)

Finance

Trump-Linked DeFi Project World Liberty Teams With Re7 for USD1 Stablecoin Vault

The Re7 Capital partnership marks latest push to scale World Liberty's stablecoin ecosystem on BNB Chain.

Justin Sun of TRON and Zak Folkman of World Liberty Financial speak at Consensus Hong Kong 2025 by CoinDesk (CoinDesk/Personae Digital)

Markets

TON Rises 2% as Short-Term Uptrend Pattern Emerges

Volume spike and strategic buying patterns suggest strong bullish momentum as TON breaks key resistance levels.

TON

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Finance

Bitcoin Treasury Corporation Acquires 292 BTC, Prepares for Toronto Trading Debut

Canadian public firm begins trading, commits to bitcoin-backed institutional services.

Toronto skyline

Policy

Hong Kong Sets Out Plan to Regulate Crypto, Encourage Tokenization

In its second policy statement on the subject, the government said it intends to take further steps to regulate digital asset service providers, exchanges and stablecoins.

Hong Kong harbor during a sunrise (Manson Yim/Unsplash)

Finance

Tether Seeks More Active Role at Juventus After Buying Over 10% of Soccer Club

Tether said it asked to participate in the club's recent capital increase and be granted a board seat in May.

Paolo Ardoino (Tether)

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Finance

Real-World Asset Tokenization Market Has Grown Almost Fivefold in 3 Years

The "Real-World Assets in On-chain Finance Report," cites a projection by Standard Chartered that the market could grow to $30 trillion by 2034.

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Finance

Crypto Exchange Kraken Unveils ‘Krak,’ Its New All-in-One Global Money App

The Krak app allows users to instantly transact across borders for almost no cost, while earning competitive rewards on their account balances.

the Krak app (Kraken)