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

Sino Global Files $67M Claim Against FTX-Alameda

Sino Global invested in tokens heavily affected by the decline of Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX crypto empire and partnered with FTX on a fund raised with outside investors' capital.

Sam Bankman-Fried leaving court on Feb. 16, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

Markets

Huobi's Stablecoin Reserves Down 30% Amid Reports of Executive Arrests

Data from Nansen.ai shows that users have withdrawn $44.8 million in stablecoins during the last week.

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Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Teases $30K While the Long Wait for an ETF Continues

Trading volume is down, but all signs point to a break-out around the corner.

(CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Wobbles at $29K as XRP Leads Altcoin Losses; SHIB, Helium Gain

Cryptocurrency markets sold off Friday afternoon as equity markets gave up early gains and closed the day in red.

Bitcoin returns to $29K (CoinDesk Indices)

Finance

Curve Founder Raises $42.4M to Pay Off $80M On-Chain Debt

Michael Egorov is under liquidation pressure following CRV’s recent price drop and Curve exploit.

Curve founder Michael Egorov was liquidated, again. (Michael Egorov, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Ether Liquid Staking Protocols Could Double in 2 Years: HashKey

Ether staking is a $100 billion-plus opportunity, potentially growing into a $1 trillion sector, with liquid staking protocols doubling in size in two years.

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Finance

Bankrupt Crypto Lender BlockFi Inches Closer to Refunding Clients

The firm receives conditional approval for its restructuring plan from a U.S. bankruptcy court.

Publicidad de BlockFi en Union Station, Washington D. C. (Archivo de CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Barely Holds $29K Alongside Sizable Altcoin Selloff

Interest rates continue to move higher across the globe, putting pressure on risk assets.

Bitcoin weekly chart. (CoinDesk Indices)

Finance

Binance's Largest Market Is China: WSJ

China is Binance’s largest market, amounting to 20% of worldwide volume

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Markets

First Mover Asia: Asia Stocks Open Soft, Bitcoin Jumps Past $30K on MicroStrategy Filing and Despite Fitch Treasury Downgrade

PLUS: Bitcoin dominance sagged in July, absent a compelling BTC catalyst, and as altcoins seemed to benefit from a partial Ripple court victory.

Bitcoin monthly chart. (CoinDesk Indices)