Latest from Sam Reynolds
Bitcoin, Ether Drop Over 5% in Massive Sell-Off as Market Continues to Digest Silvergate
Bitcoin plunged to $22,277 and ether hit $1,563 as crypto tumbled during the opening hours of East Asia's trading day.

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Continues to Look East for Strength
ALSO: CoinDesk columnist Glenn Williams Jr. writes that on-chain indicators show that 70% of Bitcoin addresses are profitable

Binance's Custody Arm Ceffu Will Apply for Singapore License: Report
Binance rebranded its custody arm to Ceffu earlier this month.

Voyager Digital's Reward Program Lost $58M in 2022: Court Filing
Rewards program included high-yield interest accounts, a refer-a-friend scheme and a mechanism to share in the spread of trades should they execute at a lower asking price.

Institutions in Asia Aren’t Interested in Liquid Staking: Hex Trust
Liquid staking has become the second biggest DeFi vertical, but Asia-based institutions are not impressed.

First Mover Asia: NFTs Have a ‘Digital First Sale’ Problem
ALSO: Short interest is rising on China tokens while bitcoin treads water just above $23,000.

Non-Custodial Liquid Staking Platform Ether.Fi Closes $5.3M Fundraise
The round was co-led by North Island Ventures, Chapter One and Node Capital and included participation from BitMex founder Arthur Hayes.

Bitcoin Core Developer Luke Dashjr Calls Out Unauthorized Ordinal NFT With His Name
The auction for the ordinal was being hosted at Scarce.City, a new ordinal marketplace.

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Stays Rooted Near $23.5K
ALSO: Sam Reynolds writes about the complicated relationship between layer 1 blockchain Coinflux’s CFX token and China and asks if it has triple-digit growth potential.

French Police Arrest Duo Involved in Platypus Crypto Exploit
Flash loan exploit drained protocol of over $9 million in assets and knocked Platypus USD (USP) off its peg.
