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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Consensus Magazine

He Put a Magnifying Glass on Terra and It Went Up in Flames

Having whistleblowers’ trust made a cranky pseudonymous Twitter account key to the flameout of Terraform Labs and its LUNA token. That’s why FatManTerra is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

FatManTerra (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Reality Sticks a Pin in His Hot-Air Dreams

Taking lessons from Napster, Helium Systems CEO envisions a peer-to-peer network powered by the blockchain. The company's market cap rose to $2.5 billion on hopes and promise, but has now fallen. That’s why Amir Haleem is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

Amir Haleem (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)

Mercados

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Hovers Near $17.3K, but Does It Have Staying Power?

ALSO: Sam Reynolds writes that DeFi total value has been rallying recently after tumbling in mid-November, a sign that investors believe in DeFi's potential.

Bitcoin was hovering near $17.3K. (Oliver Furrer/Getty Images)

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DeFi Protocol Ankr to Reimburse Users Affected by $5M Exploit

The attacker was able to mint 6 quadrillion aBNBc tokens, which was eventually turned into roughly 5 million USDC.

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Rises Again on US Fed Chair's Moderate Remarks

ALSO: Sam Reynolds writes that the decision by shipping giant Maersk and IBM to wind down TradeLens highlights the failure of blockchain-based transparent ledgers, which once held great promise in a range of industries.

Los mercados han subido las últimas 24 horas. (Mehmet Turgut Kirkgoz, Unsplash)

Finanzas

Prosecutors Seeking Arrest Warrant for Terraform Labs' Daniel Shin: Yonhap

Terraform Labs' co-founder is being charged with taking illegal profits and violating the Electronic Financial Transaction Act, according to media reports.

Daniel Shin, izquierda, y Do Kwon, cofundadores de Terra. (Terraform Labs)

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Rises Toward $17K Despite Investor Unease

ALSO: Sam Reynolds writes that most of Grayscale's digital asset trusts are trading at a deep discount, and that many other digital asset trusts that have significant assets face the same predicament.

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First Mover Asia: Ethereum Isn’t wETH or stETH, but Jokes Still Move Markets

Sam Reynolds writes that irreverent posts about lesser-known altcoins – and more significant tokens – can be destructive, especially if people don’t get the irony. ALSO: Bitcoin drops as BlockFi files for bankruptcy protection.

Los precios de bitcoin cayeron a $19.700 esta mañana. (Adam Smigielski/E+/Getty Images)

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Falls to 2-Year Low on Renewed Contagion Fears

ALSO: Singapore's central bank is under scrutiny over whether Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX exchange received favorable regulatory treatment, Sam Reynolds writes.

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Finanzas

Bill Ackman Endorses Crypto Project Helium, Discloses Crypto Holdings

The Pershing Square Capital Management CEO says controversial crypto project Helium can “build intrinsic value over time.”

(Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for The New York Times)