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 ETF Trading Spikes to Busiest Session Since January Debut

Bloomberg exchange-traded funds analyst Eric Balchunas noted a particular uptick in volume for HODL and BTCW

(Sophie Backes/Unsplash)

Markets

Avalanche's AVAX Underperforms Ahead of $365M Token Unlock

In crypto, large unlocking events usually lead to price declines as the increase in the token's supply outpaces investor demand, a previous study shows.

AVAX price on Feb. 20 (CoinDesk)

Tech

Crypto Money Laundering Dropped 30% Last Year, Chainalysis Says

Illicit addresses sent $22.2 billion in cryptocurrency to services in 2023, a decrease from $31.5 billion in 2022.

Morgan Creek Digital to raise up to $500M for new Web3 venture capital fund. (Jason Leung/Unsplash)

Tech

U.S. Cyber Authorities Investigate 'Binance Trust Wallet' iOS App for Vulnerabilities

The wallet has been the victim of multiple cyber attacks during 2023.

Two large stacked blocks displaying Binance's logo at a trade show.

Markets

BitTorrent's BTT Surges 12% as Owner Tron Completes TRX Burn

BitTorrent's BTT token is issued on Tron, and continues to surge on the network's positive news.

Justin Sun (CoinDeskTV)

Markets

Sandbox’s SAND Slides, ApeCoin Steady Ahead of $125M in Unlocks

Token unlocks refer to the release of previously locked or restricted tokens into the market.

Token unlocks are usually bearish events, increasing a token's supply.(FLY:D/Unsplash)

Markets

Risk Assets Like Bitcoin Are Defying Low Fed Rate Cut Expectations: Analyst

An interest rate cut isn't likely on the table, but risk assets are doing just fine

Fed Chair Jay Powell is set to speak after the central bank held policy steady (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

Markets

Michael Saylor Believes Demand for Bitcoin Products Is 10x the Supply

MicroStrategy co-founder and executive chairman says his company is re-branding as a bitcoin development company during CNBC interview.

MicroStrategy Executive Director Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

Markets

Peter Thiel Made $200M Investment in BTC, ETH Before Bull Run: Reuters

A source said that the investment was split evenly between the two digital assets.

Peter Thiel holding cash (Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)

Markets

New Zealand Central Banker Adrian Orr Says Stablecoins Aren’t Stable: Report

The central banker said fiat money is more credible than stablecoins because it has the power of government behind it.

Auckland, New Zealand (Dan Freeman/Unsplash)