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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Policy

U.S. Treatment of CZ, Binance Is 'Absurd:' Arthur Hayes

The former BitMEX CEO said the record-breaking penalties imposed on Binance represent an institutional bias against the transformative impact of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.

Arthur Hayes (CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Trading Firm Kronos Research Offers 10% Bounty to Hacker

Kronos Research was hacked in mid-November via stolen API keys, with the attacker making off with $25 million.

(Kris/Pixabay)

Markets

Cosmos Founder Calls for Chain Split; ATOM Down 3%

Cosmos Hub is an intermediary among all independent blockchains created within the Cosmos network. ATOM powers the Cosmos ecosystem of blockchains programmed to scale and interoperate with each other.

(Renuagra/Pixabay)

Policy

Binance's Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao Is a Manageable Flight Risk: U.S. DOJ

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) argues that Binance's former CEO should remain free until sentencing – but only in the U.S.

Department of Justice (Shutterstock)

Finance

Bitcoin's Hashrate War Between Antpool and Foundry Intensifies as BTC ETF Nears

The Bitcoin hashrate has been climbing steadily all year, and Antpool has edged ahead of Foundry while stockpiling bitcoin.

Bitmain Antminer mining rigs (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)

Policy

Do Kwon’s Extradition Approved by Montenegro Court

Minister will decide if Kwon will be extradited to the U.S. or South Korea.

Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon (Terra)

Finance

KyberSwap Offers 10% Bounty to Attacker Who Made Off With $50M

The attacker had said negotiations would start when they are "fully rested," and hasn't been heard from since.

Hands of two people are seen holding pencils over a pad of paper placed between two open laptops

Markets

Binance's Bitcoin Reserves Drop as Retail Flow Moves to Coinbase: CryptoQuant

The move appears to be in anticipation of the approval of spot bitcoin ETFs.

(Alpha Photo/Flickr)

Markets

Bitcoin Supply Inactive for a Year Hits Record High of 70%

It appears bitcoin holders are not planning on offloading inventory at these price levels or any time soon, one observer said.

Bitcoin: Percent of supply active 1+ years ago (Glassnode)

Tech

KyberSwap DEX Hacked for $48 Million, Attacker Teases Negotiations

The decentralized exchange had over $80 million in total value locked before the incident.

(Alpha Rad/Unsplash)