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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Markets

First Mover Asia: BitMEX Shift From Hong Kong Reflects the Toll of Stringent Covid Policies; Bitcoin Trades Sideways Amid Energy, Employment Concerns

The crypto exchange leased out a full floor of the prestigious Cheung Kong Center in 2018 but now relies increasingly on remote work. BitMEX’s largest office is now in Singapore.

Hong Kong (Shutterstock)

Markets

Web3 Gaming Has a Long Way to Go Before It Becomes Mainstream, Survey Says

A study from Coda Labs shows that only 3% of gamers own an NFT and generally don’t have positive feelings about crypto.

(PonyWang/Getty Images)

Markets

Three Arrows Capital's Liquidator Takes Possession of Starry Night NFT Wallet

Teneo, a consulting firm that is handling Three Arrows' liquidation, cited the help of pseudonymous NFT collector Vincent Van Dough.

"A slight lack of symmetry can cause so much pain," by Dimitri Cherniak – one of the NFTs in Starry Night's collection. (SuperRare)

Markets

Crypto Futures Exchange BitMEX CEO: Expect an Exchange Token ‘This Year’

The launch of BMEX was delayed because of market conditions, but the exchange’s CEO wants to get it launched before the end of 2022.

BitMEX CEO Alexander Höptner, center, speaks at Token2049 in Singapore (Token2049)

Finance

Los inversores de luna no aprovecharon los riesgos, según Novogratz

“Cuando un token pasa de 20 centavos a US$100 y no se aprovechan las ganancias, es una locura”, dijo el CEO de Galaxy Digital.

Los inversores minoristas de luna no tienen una metodología de gestión de riesgo, afirmó Novogratz. (Token 2049)

Finance

Luna Crypto Investors Failed to Appreciate the Risks, Galaxy Digital's Novogratz Says

“When a token goes from 20 cents to $100 and you don’t take profit, that’s lunacy,” the CEO of Galaxy Digital said.

Luna's retail investors lacked a risk management methodology, Mike Novogratz said. (Sam Reynolds/CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Cryptos Rise, Even as Stocks Falter; Token2049 Conference Signals Singapore’s Resurgence as a Crypto Hub

More than 7,000 people representing over 2,000 companies are scheduled to attend; Hong Kong plays catch-up. Bitcoin trades over $19,00 again.

Singapore's skyline (Shutterstock)

Finance

Interpol emite notificación roja contra Do Kwon, según informe

Kwon continúa afirmando que no está prófugo, aunque se desconoce su ubicación luego de que las autoridades de Singapur afirmaran que no se encuentra en la ciudad-estado.

Do Kwon, cofundador de Terraform Labs. (Terra)

Layer 2

Best Universities for Blockchain 2022: University of Hong Kong

The blockchain research and courses land the city’s go-to incubator for the next generation of financial talent at spot No. 11. This story is part of CoinDesk's Education Week.

The Hong Kong University (Getty Images)

Layer 2

Best Universities for Blockchain 2022: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

CoinDesk’s No. 1 school in 2022 started the first blockchain degree program in one of the top financial centers of the world.

Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Chunyip Wong/Getty Images)