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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Unstoppable Domains Hires Execs From Twitch and IBM

Former Twitch VP Sajjad Rehman will lead Europe efforts while former IBM executive Nilkanth Iyer will head up Asia.

Members of the Unstoppable Domains team. (Unstoppable Domains)

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Taiwan's Red Door Digital Raises $5M to Build AAA-Games for Web 3

Red Door Digital's leadership team includes executives from EA Games, Ubisoft, and Tencent.

taipei landscape

Mercados

Fireblocks and ANZ Create AUD Stablecoin

About $30 million has been minted so far.

Sydney Opera House and Circular Quay Ferry Wharf, seen from the Sydney Harbour Bridge. (Getty Images)

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Thailand Bans Crypto as Means of Payment

The Thai SEC stressed it is only banning the use of crypto for payments and is not banning crypto trading and digital assets.

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First Mover Asia: Part of Singapore’s Crypto Allure Is a Sheen of Transparency. Is the City-State Changing?

There was no apparent, clear explanation for the Monetary Authority of Singapore's decision to place crypto fund DeFiance Capital on an "Investor Alert List;" bitcoin and major cryptos surge.

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First Mover Asia: Why Bitcoin Started the Week Slowly; Ether Rises

Trading of bitcoin has been light as investors seem to be taking measure of an unsettled macroeconomic environment.

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HubSpot Hack Leads to Data Breaches at BlockFi, Swan Bitcoin, NYDIG and Circle

The companies affected assured users their crypto is safe because the customer-management tool had limited access to internal data.

Hacker (Getty/Seksan Mongkhonkhamsao)

Mercados

First Mover Asia: Singapore-Based Gaming Company Razer Struggles to Pivot; Bitcoin Declines After a Positive Week

The one-time, would-be "Apple of the Gaming World" failed in its attempt to secure a digital banking license and to reinvent itself into a lifestyle brand; bitcoin falls slightly but holds over $41,000.

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Taiwan's MaiCoin Crypto Exchange Weighs Nasdaq Listing: Report

The exchange is considering a share sale within two years, though it has yet to reach a decision.

MaiCoin's Office in Taipei (MaiCoin)

Mercados

First Mover Asia: Taiwan's Surprising Interest Rate Hike; Altcoins Outdo Bitcoin

A survey of economists had expected the country, with its soaring economy, to leave the rate unchanged; avalanche and solana, among others were well into the green.

Taipei, capital of Taiwan