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.

Sam Reynolds

Últimas de Sam Reynolds


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First Mover Asia: Will CFTC's Action Against Binance Benefit Crypto’s Asia Narrative?

Bitcoin is flat but ether is up, on potentially favorable comments by the CFTC before Congress.

Hong Kong skyline (anuchit kamsongmueang/Getty Images)

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Disney Lays Off Metaverse Team: Report

Fifty people have lost their jobs as Disney disbands its next-generation storytelling and consumer experiences unit as part a company-wide staff reduction.

(Tyler Nix/Unsplash)

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First Mover Asia: China’s State-Owned Banks Are Soliciting Hong Kong Crypto Business, but Opening an Account Is Hard

Plus: Are bitcoin traders shrugging off the CFTC's action against Binance? Or is there just not enough liquidity to go around?

Hong Kong (Unsplash)

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First Citizens to Buy Much of Silicon Valley Bank, Assuming $72B in Loans, $56B in Deposits

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. also acquired equity appreciation rights in the parent of First Citizens Bank, which are potentially worth up to $500 million.

The FDIC completed a sale of most of Silicon Valley Bank's assets to First Citizens Bank. (George Rose/Getty Images)

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First Citizens to Buy Silicon Valley Bank: Bloomberg

SVB, a bankrupt lender, was the bank for some big crypto firms, including Circle Internal Financial.

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Is Ready for a Consolidation Phase

ALSO: Sam Reynolds writes that decentralized derivatives platforms are having a liquidity problem. The shortage may stem from crypto traders' current caution, but at least one stakeholder is optimistic that the situation will change.

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

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ARK Uses 'Wells Dip' to Stock Up Again on Coinbase Shares, Two Days After Selling

Coinbase shares tumbled 16% Thursday after the company disclosed late Wednesday it had received a Wells Notice from the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Cathie Wood, chief executive officer and chief investment officer, Ark Invest (Marco Bello/Getty Images)

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Floor Prices for Donald Trump NFTs Surge on News of Possible Indictment

Meanwhile, the Polymarket prediction contracts relating to the former U.S. president's indictment have become some of the most actively traded on the platform.

Donald Trump Trading Card NFTs (OpenSea)

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Avalanche Blockchain's X and C Networks See Brief Outage

On-chain data shows that transactions sent over X-Chain are lagging, while C-Chain has recovered from an earlier outage.

Bitcoin is reaching new highs for the year. (Jim Smithson/Getty Images)

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Crypto Exchange Luno Rejiggers Leadership Roles as It Seeks to Boost Investor Base, Eyes Public Listing

CEO Marcus Swanepoel is moving into a new role as executive chairman, and COO James Lanigan has been promoted to CEO.

Marcus Swanepoel, cofundador y CEO de Luno. (Luno)