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

OKX Latest Proof of Reserves Shows Exchange Over-collateralized

The latest proof of reserves shows that the exchange is 103% collateralized with bitcoin, ether, and USDT.

The industry worries proposed new bank crypto rules are unduly cautious. (Peter Dazeley/Getty Images)

Finance

Thailand’s Kasikorn Bank Buys Majority Stake in Satang Crypto Exchange for $103M

The move continues a trend of Thailand's major traditional financial institutions moving into crypto.

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Markets

South Korean Investors Prefer Altcoins to Majors, Tron to Ethereum: DeSpread Research

Koreans trade differently to the rest of the world, market data shows.

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Policy

Taiwan Crypto Regulation Gets Going With First Reading of Digital Asset Bill

The bill sets the groundwork for defining a virtual asset and how exchanges should operate in the country.

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Finance

Hobbled Crypto Exchange's Creditors Are Suing Its CEO and Want to Claw Back Money From 'Bitcoin Jesus'

CoinFLEX CEO Mark Lamb breached his fiduciary duty when he created a new company, OPNX, with the founders of failed crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital, creditors argue. They are also critical of a deal Lamb struck with early BTC evangelist Roger Ver.

Kyle Davies (left) and Su Zhu (middle). (Kyle Davies/X)

Markets

Cathie Wood’s ARK Sells Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Holdings, Coinbase for Second Day

Cathie Wood’s fund is continuing to sell crypto-related stocks as the market hits a high not seen since early 2022.

Cathie Wood's Ark Invest has purchased more shares of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Coinbase Says SEC Is Attempting to ‘Redefine Definition of an Investment Contract’

Coinbase argues in a new filing that the Securities and Exchange Commission is attempting to control all investment activity and define its own regulatory ambit.

Bitwise submitted an S-1 form to the SEC, a step forward for its dogecoin ETF plans. (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin in ‘Anti-Gravity’ Phase as ETF Approval Nears Finish Line

As bitcoin pushes 12% during Asia trading, there are parallels to the first Gold ETF and beyond, industry stakeholders and analysts said.

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Markets

Spot Bitcoin ETF Approvals Could Add $1 Trillion to Crypto Market Cap, CryptoQuant Says

Blockchain analytics firm CryptoQuant’s models predict that $155 billion will flow into the bitcoin market cap should the ETFs be approved.

BitcoinETF: What Comes Next?

Policy

BC Technology Denies Report of $128M Crypto Exchange Sale

Firm calls report by Bloomberg “factually inaccurate and highly misleading.”

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