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: Is a ‘Sharp Move’ Around the Corner for Bitcoin and Ether?

ALSO: In his latest Money Reimagined column, CoinDesk Chief Content Officer Michael Casey ties the recent political and regulatory backlash toward the crypto industry to the alleged misdeeds of disgraced FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. Will the current climate drive digital-asset innovation and leadership away from the U.S.?

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Policy

Head of Thailand’s Opposition Party Promises $300 Crypto Airdrop if Elected Prime Minister: Report

Local stakeholders call the move a “marketing gimmick” while others say it's the most efficient way to distribute economic stimulus.

Thailand flag (Dave Kim/Unsplash)

Finance

Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes Calls His Maelstrom Capital a ‘Very Patient’ Fund

Hayes wants Maelstrom to outperform bitcoin and ether, which won’t be easy.

Arthur Hayes sentenciado a dos años de libertad condicional. (BitMEX)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Is Flat, Ether in the Red, as a Long Weekend Begins

It's a battle of bulls versus bears as the market gets a grip on reality, says Brent Xu, CEO of DeFi lender Umee. ALSO: CoinDesk columnist Daniel Kuhn writes that Elon Musk had the crypto world's attention again this week, but whether he helps DOGE is questionable at best.

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Tech

Hidden Inside MacOS, the Bitcoin White Paper

Satoshi’s vision exists in every version of MacOS from Mojave to Ventura, but is not in the older High Sierra (10.13) or earlier.

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Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Holds Above $28K as Investors Await Fresh Productivity, Jobs Data

ALSO: Sam Reynolds writes that decentralized-focused tokens, including LDO and DYDX, were the quarter's best performers. Their gains came as U.S. regulators ratcheted up their scrutiny of centralized exchanges.

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Markets

Crypto Casino Rollbit's Token Drops 20% Amid Licensing Concerns

The firm says Curaçao authorities are conducting an annual license review.

Crypto casino Rollbit is waiting to hear from authorities in Curacao, where it is seeking to renew its license to operate there. (Cole Marshall/Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Hovers Around $28,000

ALSO: A crypto investor, entrepreneur and market observer suggests that TradFi may be approaching a tipping point that benefits bitcoin, among other digital currencies, and could shift a large part of the crypto economy to Hong Kong.

Decentralized derivatives platforms have a liquidity problem, Sam Reynolds writes. (Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto Exchange OKX Says It's Turning Over $157M in Frozen FTX and Alameda Assets

FTX bankruptcy lawyers say $694 million in liquid assets have been identified before OKX’s announcement.

FTX CEO John J. Ray III (C-Span)

Finance

The Liability of DAOs and Their Founders Has Been Put to the Test in Court

Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAO) are beginning to look like general partnerships in the eyes of U.S. courts.

Court (Tingey Injury Law Firm/ Unsplash)