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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Policy

Terraform Labs Declares Bankruptcy in Delaware

Terraform Labs recently lost a case when a U.S. judge ruled that LUNA and MIR are securities, and is currently facing a class action lawsuit in Singapore.

Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon (CoinDesk TV)

Markets

He Exposed Harvard President's Plagiarism, Then Lost Money Betting on the Story

Are prediction markets the future of investigative journalism? Maybe, says Chris Brunet, whose reporting led to Claudine Gay's resignation – though he's yet to profit from his scoops.

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 05: (L-R) Dr. Claudine Gay, President of Harvard University, Liz Magill, President of University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Pamela Nadell, Professor of History and Jewish Studies at American University, and Dr. Sally Kornbluth, President of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, testify before the House Education and Workforce Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building on December 05, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Committee held a hearing to investigate antisemitism on college campuses. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Markets

ARK Continues to Shuffle Out of BITO, Buys $15M of its Own ETF

Cathie Wood’s investment fund continues to double down on its recently listed spot bitcoin ETF.

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood (Marco Bello/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

TrueUSD Wobbles Towards $1 Peg Amid Reported Redemption Issues

TUSD went as low as 97 cents as Binance data shows traders apparently sold over $300 million worth.

dollar bill reflected on kitchen counter

Markets

Woo Raises $9M to Boost Liquidity of WOO X Exchange

Participants in the raise include Wintermute and Amber, in addition to other notable liquidity providers.

Jack Tan, Co-founder of WOO (CoinDesk TV)

Policy

Donald Trump Vows to 'Never Allow' Central Bank Digital Currencies if Elected

Former President Donald Trump joins Ron DeSantis as a critic of CBDCs.

Donald Trump Trading Card NFTs (OpenSea)

Markets

Fidelity's Jurrien Timmer Says Bitcoin to Consolidate Recent Gains Amid ETF Hangover

Some have forecasted sharp declines in bitcoin's price as traders 'sell the news' post-ETF approval, but Fidelity's Director of Global Macro disagrees.

Fidelity Investments sign (Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock)

Web3

Magic Leap Execs Believe Metaverse Needs to Focus on Real-World: Report

The Mixed Reality company has raised nearly $4 billion, as metaverse tokens post short term gains

Magic leap headset (Magic Leap)

Markets

TUSD Loses $1 Peg Amid Binance's FDUSD Focus: Analyst

Binance introduced zero-fee FDUSD trading in December, giving users an incentive to sell.

Funding (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)

Finance

Binance Thailand Crypto Exchange Open for Trading

The crypto exchange is a joint venture between Binance and Thailand's Gulf Innova.

(Pixabay)