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

Polymarket Bettors Shuffle Odds of Bitcoin's Creator Reveal Ahead of HBO Documentary

New information over the weekend shattered the consensus on who Satoshi Nakamoto might be.

"Skull Of Satoshi" (VonWong Productions)

Markets

U.S. Election 2024: Bitcoin and S&P 500 Options Diverge, Hinting at Major Market Moves

"Either the strong positive correlation between BTC and the S&P 500 is about to break and flip negative, or one of these markets is mispriced. The excitement lies in the uncertainty."

(Phil Hearing/Unsplash)

Markets

Bullish Bitcoin Hopes Dented as China Eases Stimulus Plans

The lack of new measures and announcements of new stimulus at a Chinese briefing today pared hopes of a long-drawn stimulus package - one that contributed to a bitcoin run in the past few weeks.

16:9 Crop: Shanghai, China (Li Yang / Unsplash)

Markets

Trump Leads Harris on Polymarket After Musk Endorsement, but Trails in This Key State

Elon Musk says prediction markets are more accurate than polls.

Eric, Donald and Donald Trump Jr. (Desiree Navarro/WireImage)

Markets

Bitcoin Nears $64K, 'Memecoin Supercycle' Trends as MOG, POPCAT Surge

Memecoins have been one of the best-performing crypto sectors in the past year, buoyed by vibrant social communities and attention in the market.

Bulls fighting. (Bykofoto/Shutterstock)

Tech

Polymarket Bettors Say HBO Documentary Will Name Len Sassaman as Satoshi Nakamoto

Polymarket bettors are also confident that this won't be the smoking gun.

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

Markets

Bitcoin’s Poor Start to Bullish October Continues, but There May Be Cheer Ahead for Bulls

Most gains for bitcoin come in the latter part of the month.

Bull and Bear (nosheep/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Flat Near $61K as Whales Continue to Accumulate; XRP Down 10% as SEC Appeals Case

PLUS: AI tokens not moving despite a $6.6 billion fundraise from OpenAI.

(Sebastian Huxley/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Plunge Causes $450M in Bullish Crypto Bets Liquidated

Crypto market capitalization dropped 5% on average as Middle East tensions flared up late Monday, denting growth in risk assets.

(Barrett Ward/Unsplash)