Sam Reynolds

Senior Reporter, Asia

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.

Latest from Sam Reynolds

Finance

SEC Calls FTT Exchange Token a Security

The complaint against Alameda's Caroline Ellison and FTX's Gary Wang contains allegations that FTX's exchange token, FTT, constitutes an investment contract.

Dec 22, 2022

Policy

Alameda's Caroline Ellison, FTX's Gary Wang Plead Guilty to DOJ 'Fraud' Charges, Also Settle With SEC, CFTC

FTX's Bankman-Fried was charged and arrested last week.

Dec 22, 2022

FFTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried returns to court In the Bahamas (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Most Cryptos Stay Flat Like a Windless Lake, but a Popsicle Makes Waves.

Plus: Sam Reynolds questions the logic of calls to ban crypto, arguing that it has little chance of causing problems in traditional finance.

Dec 22, 2022

DeFi project Popsicle’s ICE token tripled in value. (Sheri Silver/Unsplash)

Finance

Core Scientific to File for Bankruptcy, Continue Mining Through Process: Report

A source told CNBC that bankruptcy proceedings would not impact operations.

Dec 21, 2022

Core Scientific facility in North Carolina. (Core Scientific)

Finance

Genesis, DCG Creditors Propose Plan to Resolve Liquidity Issues, Gemini Says

The creditor committee expects to hear from Genesis and DCG by the end of the week.

Dec 21, 2022

Tyler y Cameron Winklevoss, de Gemini, en el evento TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2015. (TechCrunch/Wikimedia)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Taiwan's Dreams of Becoming Blockchain Hub Prove Elusive

Taiwanese law makes it difficult for startups to incorporate on the island, explains a Taipei-based lawyer, meaning many locally based firms legally call another place home.

Dec 20, 2022