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

Markets

Luna Foundation Guard Adds $100M in BTC to UST Reserves

LFG's balance now sits at $2.26 billion, 75% of which is bitcoin.

Apr 13, 2022

Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon on CoinDesk TV in December.

Markets

First Mover Asia: Recycling Bad Actors in Crypto; Bitcoin Holds Below $40K

As traders speculate on the possible economic impact of coronavirus-related lockdowns in China, investors in the U.S. are betting on whether inflation might be nearing a peak.

Apr 12, 2022

Oil prices back above $100 a barrel spoiled the enthusiasm that inflation might be peaking. (Creative Commons)

Finance

NFT Marketplace Gem.xyz Ousts Developer Over 'Pattern of Sexual Misconduct'

Co-founder Lorens Huculak says developer "Neso" was dismissed after the team was made aware of the situation.

Apr 12, 2022

Screengrab from interview between Gem.xyz's co-founders and Nansen (YouTube)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Mark Karpeles’ UnGox Wants to Help Investors Assess the Risks of Crypto Products; Bitcoin Drops Below $40K

The CEO of the infamous Mt. Gox crypto exchange is re-entering the industry with a rating service. But is he in touch with the latest developments?; ether also falls.

Apr 11, 2022

Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles (CoinDesk screenshot from conference livestream)

Finance

Hong Kong’s OneDegree to Offer Insurance for Digital Assets With Munich Re

Clients will be able to get reinsurance for crypto.

Apr 11, 2022

Markets

Luna Foundation Guard Holds Almost 40,000 BTC After Weekend Purchase

Luna Foundation Guard bought $173 million worth of bitcoin over the weekend, but bitcoin is down 2%.

Apr 11, 2022

Markets

First Mover Asia: What’s in HSBC’s Metaverse Fund for Hong Kong, Singapore Private Banking Clients?; Bitcoin Declines

The financial services giant has been short on specifics, and the mystery underscores the difficulties in defining what belongs in such products; ether also falls.

Apr 10, 2022

Hong Kong skyline (Gary Yeowell/Getty Images)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Set to Close Week Underperforming Major Japan, China Stocks

Investors in the region were more risk-averse this week amid fresh evidence of the U.S. central bank's commitment to hawkish monetary policy and an unsettled macroeconomic environment; cryptos were mixed.

Apr 7, 2022

Hong Kong's Exchange Square, home of the Hong Kong Exchange (See-ming Lee/Flickr)

Finance

First Mover Americas: Luna Foundation Guard Is Back Buying Bitcoin, Fed Minutes on Deck

The latest moves in crypto markets in context for April 6, 2022.

Apr 6, 2022

Markets

Metaverse Majors Struggle as User Base Falls Short of Market Expectations

Decentraland, Axie Infinity and The Sandbox have larger valuations and fewer active users than non-blockchain games.

Apr 6, 2022