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 and collapse. He managed the Bloomberg Terminal's main news page and worked on a global project to produce short, chart-based stories across the newsroom. Before that, he worked 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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Policy

Canada’s crypto donation ban clears key vote with support from Conservatives

Bill C-25, the Strong and Free Elections Act, cleared second reading Friday and heads to committee as Conservative lawmakers raise but don’t challenge the proposed ban on bitcoin contributions

Mark Carney (Liberal Party)

Markets

As the bitcoin price rises, futures may look bearish, but they're not, analyst says

Research firm 10x says the negative funding rates reflect structural hedging by institutions, not a broad bearish play.

Graphs, discussion (geralt/Pixabay)

Finance

Bitmine buys $236 million in ether as Tom Lee touts ETH as 'wartime store of value'

The firm has bought more than 5 million in ETH in just 10 months while most digital asset treasury companies have stopped accumulating.

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

Crypto Daybook Americas

Bitcoin hits wall at $80,000, one analyst says the pullback is temporary

What you need to know for April 27, 2026

Stylized bitcoin logo

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Policy

EU’s largest measures against Russia yet include escalation of crypto sanctions evasion

The European Union noted that Russia has become increasingly reliant on cryptocurrency to circumvent sanctions.

Kremlin in winter. (Michael Parulava/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin reverses from $79,500 as oil surge triggers broader crypto selloff

BTC fails at $80,000 and drops 2% as rising oil prices weigh on sentiment with altcoins leading losses across a volatile session.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk data)

Markets

Global interest rates, Robinhood, Galaxy earnings: Crypto Week Ahead

Your look at what's coming in the week starting April 27.

Corner of a plaque showing a map of the Bank of Japan.

Policy

Running out of time on Clarity: State of Crypto

April is almost over. May is the month to watch.

U.S. Capitol Building (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Finance

Aave raises nearly 80% of the $200 million it needs to cover bad debt left by Kelp DAO exploit

Blockchain analytics platform Arkham said that the largest contributors are Mantle and Aave DAO, having raised a combined $127 million.

A wad of dollar bills changes hands (Shutterstock)

Markets

Bitcoin whales build long positions as funding stays deeply negative

Long bias from the largest perpetual traders on Hyperliquid has built steadily through February, March and April, with the position now leaning aggressively long as bitcoin tags $80,000 and US-Iran talks resume.

Whale diving (foco44/Pixabay)