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 Flash Crashed to $8.9K on BitMEX

Large sell orders worth $55.49 million drove bitcoin’s price down to $8,900 on BitMEX. The overnight crash was short-lived.

(TradingView)

Markets

BTC Maintains $65K as GBTC Outflows Hit Highest Level Ever

Outflows of GBTC tend to add pricing pressure to bitcoin because of increased selling

(CoinDesk Indicies)

Markets

Nearly $100M Wagered on U.S. Presidential Election on Polymarket

Bettors on the crypto-based prediction market platform see a clear path to victory for Trump, and are bullish on Ethereum's ETH hitting an all-time high in 2024 – just not before Solana's SOL.

President Trump Delivers Remarks in New Orleans; Jan 14, 2019

Markets

Bitcoin Back Above $67K as Meme Coins Push up SOL and AVAX

Meme coins soared past $55 billion in market cap, up 11% as traders doubled down on SHIB, WIF, BONK, and newcomer CORGIAI.

Bitcoin's price. (CoinDesk)

Policy

Democrats Ask SEC's Gensler to Block Approval of More Crypto ETPs

Senators say that retail investors face "enormous risks" from such products because thin order books for some cryptocurrencies

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Tumbles to $67K as Asia Begins Trading Day

Over $100 million in bitcoin long positions have been wiped out as the world's largest digital asset fell from $70K.

BTC Price March 15 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Ether Could See Price Correction After Dencun Upgrade, QCP Capital Says

QCP's sentiment towards ether is cautiously optimistic, with concerns about potential corrections and the impact of leverage in the market.

(CoinDesk Indicies)

Markets

SEC Orders First Trust-SkyBridge to Declare Its Bitcoin ETF Application Abandoned

First Trust was one of the first to file for a BTC ETF, and was rejected by the SEC in January 2022.

Anthony Scaramucci, Founder, Managing Partner, SkyBridge Capital (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Finance

BlockFi’s Zac Prince Leaves Crypto, Joins Real Estate Tech Startup Re Cost Seg

Prince says he considered starting a new company in the crypto space, but wants something with a regular work week and lacks the octane and volatility of the industry.

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk)

Finance

CoinDesk Brings Consensus to Hong Kong

The announcement comes as Hong Kong works to brand itself as Asia's digital assets trading hub.

Hong Kong harbor skyline view into Kowloon