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

No, Hong Kong's Crypto ETFs Aren't Available in Mainland China

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (HKEX) confirmed they aren't available. Chinese authorities are wary that ETFs offer a way to bypass strict international capital controls.

(Dan Freeman/Unsplash)

Markets

VanEck's MarketVector Starts Index to Track the Largest Meme Coins

The index contains a variety of dog-themed coins and other popular meme tokens.

DOGE Meme shiba inu (Atsuko Sato)

Policy

QCP Receives In-Principal Approval From Abu Dhabi Regulator

The digital assets trading firm said in April it was setting up shop in Abu Dhabi in collaboration with Further Ventures.

Executives from QCP and Further Ventures (QCP)

Markets

Elon Musk Will Likely Remain Tesla CEO, and Tweet Non-Stop: Prediction Markets

Also: Trump faces likely conviction, per Polymarket punters; CFTC hearing to discuss political betting ban.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during an event to launch the new Tesla Model X Crossover SUV on September 29, 2015 in Fremont, California. After several production delays, Elon Mush officially launched the much anticipated Tesla Model X Crossover SUV. The

Markets

Hong Kong Bitcoin and Ether ETFs Have Soft Debut

The volume of crypto exchange-traded funds came in at just over $11 million.

Hong Kong harbor skyline view into Kowloon

Markets

Coal Miner Alliance Resource Dabbles In Crypto Mining, Mines 425 BTC

The $2.8 billion coal giant said that it is mining bitcoin with the excess power it generates.

(16:9 CROP) A file photo of a coal mine (Dominik Vanyi/Unsplash)

Markets

Binance's CZ Will Spend Less Than a Year in Prison, Polymarket Traders Bet

Also, the CFTC wants to bar Americans from betting on elections – even though it's already illegal in most U.S. states.

Binance ex-CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao leaves the U.S. District Court in Seattle on Nov. 21, 2023. (David Ryder/Getty Images)

Policy

Wasabi Wallet-Developer Blocks U.S. Citizens and Residents After Samourai Wallet Arrests

U.S citizens residing abroad are also banned from using the service

(16:9 CROP) American Flag (Unsplash)

Policy

Mango Markets Exploiter Charged with Possession of Child Pornography

FBI Computer Analysis and Response Team agents first found the material during a search of Eisenberg's devices in January 2023

Avraham Eisenberg (LinkedIn)

Markets

Bitcoin, Ether Nurse Losses as U.S. Stagflation Fears Grip Market

The crypto market is balancing the threat of stagflation against a potential liquidity injection from the Treasury General Account (TGA), and the launch of Hong Kong's bitcoin ETFs.

(CoinDesk Indices)