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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Markets

First Mover Asia: Where in the World Is Do Kwon? Terra Co-Founder’s Absence Highlights the Complications of Extradition; Cryptos Climb Ahead of FOMC

Kwon, who is no longer in Singapore, says he is not "on the run," although Korean authorities have asked Interpol to issue a "red notice" requesting his arrest; Taiwan is an unlikely hideout.

Do Kwon's whereabouts are unknown, although many countries have extradition treaties (Getty Images)

Finance

South Korea Asks Interpol to Issue 'Red Notice' for Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon: Report

Authorities in Singapore confirm that Kwon is no longer in the city-state, while he maintains he’s not “on the run.”

Do Kwon, cofundador de Terraform Labs. (Terra)

Finance

EVGA to Stop Making Graphics Cards After Ethereum Merge Citing Nvidia 'Mistreatment'

The move comes as graphics card add-in board manufacturers post weaker financials as demand dries up due to Ethereum’s transition away from proof-of-work mining.

An EVGA graphics card (EVGA)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Cryptos Slide in Weekend Trading; Did Ethereum Pick the Wrong Time to Merge?

Ether sinks to its lowest level since July; bitcoin falls below $19.5K.

BTC and ETH prices continued to slide. (Karsten Winegeart/Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto Lending Company Celsius Files for Permission to Sell Its Stablecoin Holdings

The bankrupt company currently owns 11 forms of stablecoins totaling approximately $23 million, according to disclosures.

Celsius Network founder and CEO Alex Mashinsky (CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Ether Tumbles Below $1.5K; Ethereum Merge May Ding Demand for Chips, but Semiconductor Stocks Could Still Be a Good Buy

Chip manufacturing giants Nvidia and AMD have struggled this year, and the Merge could lessen demand for chips. But analysts see opportunities for investors in the semiconductor space.

(Greyfebruary/Getty Images)

Tech

Ether Price Trades Flat After Successful Ethereum Merge

Ethereum’s transition from proof-of-work to a proof-of-stake system was successfully completed just after 2:30 a.m. ET, or 5:30 a.m. GMT at block 15537391.

Activist investor reported to have been pushing Riot to move into HPC. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Edges to All-Time High

The bump in mining difficulty comes as hashrate remains strong, despite bitcoin’s price edging downward.

(Midjourney/CoinDesk)

Finance

Everybody's Throwing a Watch Party for the Ethereum Merge. Here's Where to Go

Burn the night away, and the last blocks of proof-of-work ether, with these watch parties.

Check out these watch parties if you want to see the Ethereum Merge. (Roman Samborskyi/Shutterstock)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Struggles Following Inflation Report; California Crypto Bill Is an Overstep, Say Legal Experts

The bill would prohibit California-licensed entities from dealing with stablecoins unless that stablecoin is fully-backed by securities and issued by a bank or licensed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation.

Cryptos plummeted Tuesday. (Jay Radhakrishnan/Getty Images)