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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Finance

Bitmine makes biggest ether purchase in 2026 while other digital asset treasuries pull back

Tom Lee's Ethereum treasury bought more than 71,000 ETH over the past week, remaining the sole large corporate crypto buyer as Strategy broke its 13-week bitcoin purchase streak.

Thomas Lee, chairman of BitMine and CIO of Fundstrat, on the main stage during Consensus Hong Kong 2026 (CoinDesk)

Tech

Zcash upside hinges on repricing financial privacy in an AI-driven world, Grayscale says

The crypto asset manager argued rising surveillance and AI could elevate demand for private digital money, positioning Zcash as a mispriced bet on confidentiality.

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Markets

Nearly half of all circulating bitcoin is underwater as long-term holders sell at a loss

Nearly half of all bitcoin is now trading at a loss, with the Bitcoin Impact Index surging to 57.4, indicating high stress levels.

CoinMarketCap showing top crypto prices (Behnam Norouzi/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Tech

Charles Hoskinson’s $200 million bet: Midnight goes live to tackle crypto’s biggest flaws

The Cardano founder argues crypto is too public, complex and risky for mainstream use and is backing a privacy-focused network to change that.

Charles Hoskinson is being interviewed in the media center during Consensus Hong Kong 2026

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Markets

Lido DAO proposes $20 million LDO buyback to boost price after 95% slide

A proposed treasury buyback of up to 10,000 stETH for LDO highlights how thin DeFi governance token liquidity has become, forcing the DAO to route through centralized exchanges.

(Lido Finance)

Tech

Aave rolls out v4 on Ethereum, aiming to expand DeFi into real-world credit markets

The upgrade has been in development for about two years and is designed to make it easier to use Aave for a wider range of lending and borrowing activities.

Lending money, bills on a person's hands (Christian Dubovan/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin rises as Trump says U.S. in talks with 'new regime' in Iran, threatens oil infrastructure if deal fails

Trump said "great progress" had been made toward ending the war, but warned the U.S. would "obliterate" Iran's power plants, oil wells and Kharg Island if a deal isn't reached shortly.

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Crypto Daybook Americas

Bitcoin, ether bounce is running low on fuel

Your day-ahead look for March 30, 2026

A fuel gauge near empty (Image credit: Shutterstock).

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Finance

Midas raises $50 million to tackle pain point for tokenized asset investors

The funding will support the introduction of an instant redemption system for onchain funds, a key hurdle for broader institutional adoption.

Dennis Dinkelmeyer, CEO and co-founder of Midas (Midas)

Markets

Bitcoin steadies, altcoins jump in liquidity-driven relief rally

Bitcoin and ether tick higher while altcoins surge on oversold bounce, but weak liquidity and macro tensions keep the broader trend fragile.

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