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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Interpol Issues Red Notice for Do Kwon: Report

Kwon maintains that he is not on the run but his location is unknown after Singapore authorities said he's not in the city-state.

Do Kwon, cofundador de Terraform Labs. (Terra)

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Sticks Near $19K; the Most ‘Profitable’ Mining GPU Makes You Back Your Money in 3 Years

Ether and other major cryptos spend much of the weekend in the red to close a turbulent week.

Bitcoin's price stuck close to $19K (Getty Images)

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Washington State Joins Celsius Bankruptcy Case as Interested Party

The state’s move continues a trend of state-level regulators moving faster than the feds on regulating crypto.

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky (Piaras Ó Mídheach/Web Summit via Sportsfile)

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First Mover Asia: As the Fed Hikes Rates, Ether, USDC Lending Yield Pays Less Than T-Bills; Bitcoin Rises, Holds Over $19K

The average yield one can expect for lending USDC via DeFi protocols is 0.98%; the current one-year Treasury bond is paying 4.08%.

(Unsplash)

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Stablecoin Issuer Tether Ordered to Produce Documents Showing Backing of USDT

The order relates to a lawsuit that alleges unbacked USDT issuances have caused $1.4 trillion in damage to the market.

Tether Chief Technology Officer Paolo Ardoino.  (Twitter/Bitfinex, modified by CoinDesk)

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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Flutters Around $19K; SEC Case Against Crypto Promoter Ian Balina Faces One Big Problem

Balina is charged with conducting an unregistered securities offering in 2018 for his SPRK ICO token, but proving that the Ethereum network should be subject to U.S. securities law will be difficult; cryptos largely decline.

Bitcoin fluttered around $19,000. (Getty Images)

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Crypto Lender Voyager Digital Seeks to ‘Unwind’ $200M Loan to Alameda Research

Alameda, a firm run by FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, had said it is "happy to return" the loan to the firm that's now in bankruptcy.

(Pixabay)

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First Mover Asia: Where in the World Is Do Kwon? Terra Co-Founder’s Absence Highlights the Complications of Extradition; Cryptos Climb Ahead of FOMC

Kwon, who is no longer in Singapore, says he is not "on the run," although Korean authorities have asked Interpol to issue a "red notice" requesting his arrest; Taiwan is an unlikely hideout.

Do Kwon's whereabouts are unknown, although many countries have extradition treaties (Getty Images)

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South Korea Asks Interpol to Issue 'Red Notice' for Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon: Report

Authorities in Singapore confirm that Kwon is no longer in the city-state, while he maintains he’s not “on the run.”

Do Kwon, cofundador de Terraform Labs. (Terra)

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EVGA to Stop Making Graphics Cards After Ethereum Merge Citing Nvidia 'Mistreatment'

The move comes as graphics card add-in board manufacturers post weaker financials as demand dries up due to Ethereum’s transition away from proof-of-work mining.

An EVGA graphics card (EVGA)