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

Dernières de Sam Reynolds


Finance

'FTX Has Been Hacked': Crypto Disaster Worsens as Exchange Sees Mysterious Outflows Exceeding $600M

FTX officials appeared to confirm rumors of a hack on Telegram, instructing users to delete FTX apps and avoid its website.

(Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Juridique

FTX's Regional Crypto Exchanges Slowly Reopen Withdrawals

The exchange's Japan and Turkey subsidiaries are slowly allowing customers to withdraw small amounts to their bank accounts.

(Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Marchés

First Mover Asia: Possible Legal Filings Could Clarify FTX’s Relationship to Alameda; Bitcoin Hovers Near $17K

Possible legal filings could show how intertwined FTX and its sister company were, even as CEO Sam Bankman-Fried follows through on his promise to shutter Alameda.

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

FTX's 'Effective Altruism' Future Fund Team Resigns

In an open letter, the team said it was unable to perform their work or process grants and have "fundamental questions" about the legitimacy and integrity of business operations.

(Nas Daily/YouTube)

Marchés

Grayscale's Bitcoin Trust Shares Hit Record Discount of 36.7%

Bitcoin is down nearly 10% to $16,622 as FTX’s liquidity crisis continues to rattle the markets.

Gráfico de índices del mercado de acciones subiendo y bajando. (Megamodifier/Pixabay)

Marchés

FTX Investment Now Worth Zero, VC Giant Sequoia Says

In a note to limited partners, Sequoia says it invested just over $200 million in FTX via two funds.

Sequoia (Getty Images)

Finance

NFL Legend Tom Brady Caught in FTX Fallout, Risks Losing Complete Strategic Investment

A tarnished record after coming out of retirement, a divorce and now a wipeout of the strategic investment in FTX. It has been a rough year for the seven-time Super Bowl champion.

Sam Bankman-Fried and Tom Brady at Crypto Bahamas conference in Nassau in April 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Cathie Wood’s ARK Loads Up on COIN Despite FTX Crisis

ARK says it's buying 420,949 COIN shares, which would equate to $21 million, given current market prices.

Cathie Wood (Marco Bello/Getty Images)

Marchés

First Mover Asia: Prediction Markets Split if Binance Will Pull Out of FTX Deal; Bitcoin Drops 11%

Investors on Polymarket think there’s a 45% chance that Binance will pull out of the FTX deal and a 55% chance the deal goes through.

Founder and CEO of Binance, Changpeng Zhao, at a Rome appearance in 2022. (Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)

Marchés

FTX Token Plummets on Withdrawal Concerns as Contagion Hits Broader Crypto Markets

The FTT price has declined nearly 14% over the past 24 hours, with Solana's SOL and Serum's SRM taking losses along with bigger cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ether.

(CoinDesk)