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

Bitcoin Regains $61K in Worst Start to Most Bullish Month as Israel-Iran Tensions Rage On

Global equities and risk assets such as bitcoin took a hit Tuesday as Iran launched missiles on key Israeli locations, with the latter threatening retaliation in the coming days.

(Eduardo Castro/Pixabay)

Finance

Tether's USDT Has Uses Beyond Crypto Markets, Trading: CEO Paolo Ardoino

Ardoino said there's more of a need for stablecoins outside the U.S., especially in countries with rampant inflation and shoddy financial infrastructure.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino (Tether)

Markets

Bitcoin ETFs Continue Inflow Streak as BTC Remains Flat Amid China Holiday

PoliFi tokens are rallying as election countdown clock clicks on, and DeSci protocol BIO looks to raise $13 million in a public token sale.

(CoinDesk Indices)

Markets

Base Creator Jesse Pollak Tapped to Lead Coinbase's Wallet Team

Pollak will also be joining Coinbase's executive team.

Jesse Pollak (courtesy Winni Wintermeyer/Coinbase)

Finance

Proton Management Says Swan Bitcoin ‘Does Not Have Mining Business of Its Own’

Response to Swan’s lawsuit says that the mining company at the center of the controversy was only minority-owned by the company, and not a full-fledged subsidiary.

Swan Bitcoin unveils BTC mining unit as parent company prepares to go public. (Swan Bitcoin)

Markets

Trump Inches Closer to Harris on Polymarket as Betting Passes $1 Billion

Kamala Harris only leads by one percentage point on the prediction market, but is expected to carry most of the swing states.

(Colin Llyod/Unsplash)

Policy

China's Former Minister of Finance Calls Crypto a 'Crucial Aspect' of Digital Economy

The former minister called on Beijing to study the industry in light of Republican candidate Donald Trump's comments on crypto.

Beijing's Forbidden City. (Ling Tang/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Holds Above $64K as China Stimulus Sends Conflux’s CFX, Dog Memes Running High

Conflux (CFX) saw an 18% rise following news of liquidity injection by the People's Bank of China, with traders focusing on assets perceived as 'China beta' like CFX. PLUS: Bitcoin ETF inflows continue and dog-themed memecoins catch a bid.

(Shutterstock)

Markets

Ethena Announces UStb Stablecoin Backed by Blackrock's BUIDL

Reserves for UStb will be invested in BUIDL, which in turn holds U.S. dollars, U.S. Treasury bills, and repurchase agreements.

(Ryan Quintal/Unsplash, Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Inspired by 'Moo Deng' Zooms to $100M as Hippo Meme Takes Over Internet

Holder count has zoomed to 12,400 unique wallets with over $48.5 million in volume traded over the last 24 hours, a fan page for the token said Wednesday.

Moo Deng (Youtube screenshot)