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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Tech

Yat Siu: Fighting for Digital Property Rights

The Animoca Brands co-founder, a big investor in NFTs, GameFi and memecoins, wants to make on-chain capitalism secure so that digital democracy can flourish.

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Finance

Arthur Hayes: The USDe Visionary and Fiat Skeptic

Ethena (USDe) has been one of Arthur Hayes' family office’s most prolific investments. It's also a great synthesis of Hayes' fiat-skeptic views.

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Finance

Justin Sun: Tron’s Founder Was at the Center of It All

From TRX and tether-on-Tron to wBTC and one expensive banana, Sun was never far from the headlines this year.

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Policy

Ripple's Garlinghouse Says 2024 Election Was a Chance to 'Educate Voters'

The Ripple CEO says crypto-backed political action committees (PACs) were a response to the war on crypto.

Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, speaks at Consensus 2024. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Markets

BTC Nosedive to 92K Hits DOGE, XRP Futures Hardest as Liquidations Climb to $1B

Futures tracking major tokens outside of bitcoin and ether saw tens of millions in losses, led by XRP at $39 million in an unusually high move.

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Policy

DYdX Surges 30% as Trump Names David Sacks as 'AI and Crypto Czar'

The "PayPal Mafia" alum will work to ensure the crypto industry has the legal framework and clarity it has been asking for, Trump said in a TruthSocial post.

David Sacks

Markets

Traders See Even More Bitcoin Buying Pressure as BTC Sets New Record at $103K

Spot BTC ETFs in the U.S. notched up $533 million in net inflows on Wednesday, data shows, with BlackRock’s IBIT crossing $50 billion in net assets for the first time.

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Markets

Foundry Lays Off 16% of U.S. Employees as It Focuses on Core Business

A spokesperson said the decision stems from a move to focus on operating its bitcoin mining pool.

Antminer bitcoin mining rigs displayed at Consensus 2021 (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)

Policy

Trump Considers Pro-Crypto Perianne Boring, Caroline Pham as Possible CFTC Chairs

Fox Business says the CEO of the Digital Chamber and CFTC Republican commissioner Caroline Pham are two names being floated to lead the commodities regulator.

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Markets

Polymarket Bettors Skeptical Over Potential Microsoft Bitcoin Purchase

Shareholders are very likely to turn down the Michael Saylor pitch, Polymarket bettors are predicting.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (Microsoft)