Sam Reynolds

Sam Reynolds is a senior reporter based in Asia. Sam was part of the CoinDesk team that won the 2023 Gerald Loeb award in the breaking news category for coverage of FTX's collapse. Prior to CoinDesk, he was a reporter with Blockworks and a semiconductor analyst with IDC.

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Tether Raises Bitdeer Stake to 21%: SEC Filing

The USDT issuer first bought a stake in the bitcoin mining company in May 2024.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino (Tether)

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Metaplanet Continues Bond Issuance for Bitcoin Buys

Metaplanet has raised 2 billion yen ($13.4 million) through zero-interest bonds, allocated to Evo Fund and backed by stock acquisition rights, to purchase more BTC.

(Louie Martinez/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Storm Could Be Brewing, Crypto OnChain Options Platform Derive Says

BTC currently faces low volatility, but a storm could be coming, Derive's Nick Forster said.

BTC storm could be looming, per Derive. (Myriams-Fotos/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin's Bull Market Cycle Is Over, CryptoQuant's Ki Young Ju Says

CryptoQuant's founder is concerned about liquidity drying up.

Bitcoin's bull run is over, CryptoQuant says. (Mark Basarab/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Slumps, ADA, SOL, XRP Drop 5% as 'Buy the Dip' Sentiment Persists

Traders say the current sell-off could have been caused by an unwinding of ETF and spot linked traders.

(16:9 CROP) Bull and Bear (Rawpixel)

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent Calls Corrections Normal, Suggesting a Higher Pain Threshold for the 'Trump Put'

Bessent's take suggests that the "Trump put" may take longer to manifest or require more significant market declines before any action is taken.

U.S. Treasury Secretary hints a higher pain threshold for the 'Trump put.' (oohhsnapp/Pixabay)

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OKX Suspends DEX Aggregator as It 'Works Diligently' to Upgrade Security

The platform reportedly caught regulators' attention after reports that it was used to launder some of the proceeds of the recent Bybit hack.

OKX suspends DEX aggregator. (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)

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New Canadian P.M. Carney Closes Gap on Polymarket with BTC-Friendly Poilievre

Polymarket initially diverged from polls showing that opposition leader Pierre Poilievre had a commanding lead over the Liberal's Mark Carney.

Mark Carney (Liberal Party)

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Trump-backed World Liberty Financial (WLFI) Completes $590M Token Sale

On-chain data shows that the project has raised nearly $590 million between two pre-sales.

Donald Trump speaking at the White House crypto summit. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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AI's Lead Over Crypto for VC Dollars Increased in Q1'25, But Does This Race Really Matter?

Despite the crypto 'Trump bump' at the end of 2024, deal flow still favors Artificial Intelligence. But is there a new preference for AI over crypto?

(NikolayFrolochkin/Pixabay)