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

Bitcoin Hits Breakeven for First Time This Year, Blows Past $47,201 Before Settling Back

The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization has risen for six consecutive days and gained over 12% since last Sunday upon a broader asset rally and Luna BTC buys.

BTC increase since March 20 (CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Crypto Concerns Weigh on Taiwan PC Component Makers' Stocks; Bitcoin Springs to 3-Month High

Share prices of Asus, Gigabyte and MSI have fallen amid a massive drop in pricing for graphics cards as Ethereum's transition to a proof-of-stake protocol nears; ether and other cryptos gain.

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Finance

Unstoppable Domains Hires Execs From Twitch and IBM

Former Twitch VP Sajjad Rehman will lead Europe efforts while former IBM executive Nilkanth Iyer will head up Asia.

Members of the Unstoppable Domains team. (Unstoppable Domains)

Finance

Taiwan's Red Door Digital Raises $5M to Build AAA-Games for Web 3

Red Door Digital's leadership team includes executives from EA Games, Ubisoft, and Tencent.

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Markets

Fireblocks and ANZ Create AUD Stablecoin

About $30 million has been minted so far.

Sydney Opera House and Circular Quay Ferry Wharf, seen from the Sydney Harbour Bridge. (Getty Images)

Policy

Thailand Bans Crypto as Means of Payment

The Thai SEC stressed it is only banning the use of crypto for payments and is not banning crypto trading and digital assets.

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Markets

First Mover Asia: Part of Singapore’s Crypto Allure Is a Sheen of Transparency. Is the City-State Changing?

There was no apparent, clear explanation for the Monetary Authority of Singapore's decision to place crypto fund DeFiance Capital on an "Investor Alert List;" bitcoin and major cryptos surge.

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Markets

First Mover Asia: Why Bitcoin Started the Week Slowly; Ether Rises

Trading of bitcoin has been light as investors seem to be taking measure of an unsettled macroeconomic environment.

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Finance

HubSpot Hack Leads to Data Breaches at BlockFi, Swan Bitcoin, NYDIG and Circle

The companies affected assured users their crypto is safe because the customer-management tool had limited access to internal data.

Hacker (Getty/Seksan Mongkhonkhamsao)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Singapore-Based Gaming Company Razer Struggles to Pivot; Bitcoin Declines After a Positive Week

The one-time, would-be "Apple of the Gaming World" failed in its attempt to secure a digital banking license and to reinvent itself into a lifestyle brand; bitcoin falls slightly but holds over $41,000.

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