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

Worldcoin's Mainnet, WLD Token Goes Live

Launch of the token comes alongside protocol launch and prior release of the wallet.

An inside view of the Orb, Worldcoin's custom hardware that makes cryptographic IDs based on iris scans. (Worldcoin)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Bybit CEO Ben Zhou: Regulators See Crypto as an ‘Opportunity,’ Not a Crisis

The CEO of the Dubai-based exchange sees jurisdictions competing for crypto business in a post-FTX world. PLUS: Bitcoin holds near $30,000 amid investor cautiousness.

Bitcoin daily chart. (CoinDesk Indices)

Policy

FTX Leadership Seeks Return of Over $1B in Cash, Stocks From Former Executives

A lawsuit alleges that fraudulent transfers of cash and shares were used to finance political donations, real estate buys, Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal defense, and even potentially an island.

Extradición a Estados Unidos del fundador de FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, desde las Bahamas. (Real Fuerza de Policía de Bahamas)

Policy

SBF Accused of Leaking Caroline Ellison's Private Diary by U.S. DOJ

The U.S. DOJ also wants to ban the disgraced FTX founder and all parties involved in the case from making any out of court statements in the future.

Sam Bankman-Fried (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

Markets

El Salvador's Bonds Surge 62% Amid Bitcoin's ETF-Driven Rally

El Salvador’s bonds due in 2027 have gained 62% in the last six months as the country finds itself on a better financial footing.

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele (Handout/ Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Spot ETFs Could Bring $30B in New Demand, Crypto Trader NYDIG Says

A lot can be learned from the listing of the first Gold ETF, but looking to the past also comes with some caveats.

BitcoinETF: What Comes Next?

Finance

Ex-FTX COO Constance Wang Joins Crypto Fund Sino Global

Matthew Graham, Sino Global’s founder and CEO, was a close associate of Sam Bankman-Fried during FTX’s rise.

(CraigRJD/Getty)

Markets

Bitcoin ETPs Witness Record-Breaking Monthly Inflows: K33 Research

ProShares’ Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) has hit an all-time high bitcoin equivalent exposure of 4,425 BTC.

Layer 2 blockchains could siphon revenue away from Ethereum. (Muhammad Iswahyudi/Pixabay)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Lingers Below $30K, While XRP Continues Its Rally

PLUS: Last week's partial court victory for Ripple last week buoyed Coinbase's share price by clarifying a nettlesome regulatory issue. The company still needs to recapture trading volume but seems headed for better times, an analyst says.

Bitcoin daily chart. (CoinDesk Indices)

Markets

Levered Bullish Longs Getting Liquidated as Bitcoin Market Softens

CoinGlass data shows that in the last 24 hours, $116.38 million worth of futures bets were liquidated, with $85.68 in bullish long positions

Notional is launching a new leveraged lending product. (Shutterstock)