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

Kalshi Finds 'Widespread Evidence' of Strong Republican Momentum in U.S. Elections

A note from Kalshi's market research team suggests the prediction market - polls gap can be explained by Harris' sliding popularity with key demographics.

Donald J. Trump at a rally (Gerd Altmann, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Demand Surges in Bullish Catalyst That May Drive BTC Price to $70K

Technical indicators point to a price surge, and Polymarket bettors have their money on BTC passing $70K this month.

Bull Market (Kameleon007/Getty Images)

Finance

CoinDesk Buys Crypto Data Provider CCData and CryptoCompare

CoinDesk plans to integrate CCData's platform into its existing products.

CoinDesk Logo. (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin ETF Daily Inflow Hits $556M as BTC Appears Primed for Breakout

Weekly inflows might challenge records as technical pointers suggest a BTC rally in the works.

Scrabble letters spelling ETF arranged a rack

Markets

This Chart Indicates Bitcoin May Be Headed for Record Highs Above $73K

The "three-line break" chart, which filters out noise and erratic price movements, suggests the broader bull run has begun.

(Giovanni Calia/Unsplash)

Markets

Does World Liberty Financial Count as Trump 'Launching a Coin'? Polymarket Bettors Are Divided

Plus, a look at how PoliFi tokens are doing compared to prediction markets; there might be another #election2024 up north.

PRESCOTT VALLEY, ARIZONA - OCTOBER 13: U.S. Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump dances during a campaign rally at Findlay Toyota Center on October 13, 2024 in Prescott Valley, Arizona. With leaders of the Border Patrol union in attendance, Trump pledged to hire 10,000 additional border patrol agents if reelected, intensifying his attacks on Democratic opponent Kamala Harris on the issue.  (Photo by Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)

Policy

Crypto Neobank Banq's Bankruptcy Case Dismissed by U.S. Judge

The filing was dismissed because a U.S. judge who called the application a "bad faith" tactic.

Oklahoma's new laws protect Oklahomans’ right to self-custody their crypto and prevent the state and local governments from banning crypto mining (Unsplash)

Markets

Ethena Labs Proposes SOL for USDe's Collateral

If the proposal is approved, SOL will join BTC and ETH within Ethena's collateral mix.

(Sam Kessler/CoinDesk)

Policy

Former FTX Customer Sues Hedge Fund, Says It Reneged on Bankruptcy Payout Deal

Alexander Nikolas Gierczyk of California says the hedge fund he sold his FTX bankruptcy claim to isn't paying out what it promised.

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Markets

Crypto Majors BTC, ETH, XRP Little Changed as HBO Calls Peter Todd the Bitcoin Creator

A compelling expose could have impacted bitcoin and the broader market’s prices, but the crypto community is largely brushing off HBO’s hyped documentary.

Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin white paper on Halloween Day in 2008. (Jonathan Borba/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)