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

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin at $28.6K Remains Unstirred by Binance Temporary Withdrawal Pause

PLUS: Bitcoin maximalists find Ordinals annoying. But they are a good thing for the network in the long run.

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Markets

Bitcoin Network Congestion Causes Binance to Pause Withdrawals

The world’s biggest crypto exchange has now resumed withdrawals, but problems continue to linger for the Bitcoin protocol.

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Markets

First Mover Asia: CBDCs Are the Hottest Issue in Florida Politics; Bitcoin Falls Slightly

PLUS: Cryptos were down as Asian markets opened, and investors try to figure out which narrative to believe.

Miami Beach (Antonio Cuellar/Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Recovers From Fed Dip

PLUS: The MadLads hype appears to be over, although it hasn't dragged down the price of Solana.

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Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin’s Kimchi Premium Has Narrowed, but the Korean Market Is Proving Resilient

ALSO: A crypto markets analyst suggests that the U.S. central bank may not be finished with interest rate hikes, even if it raises the rate on Wednesday as expected.

Busan, South Korea (Getty Images)

Finance

Institutionally Focused Crypto Exchange Bullish Working With Market Maker B2C2 in Liquidity Drive

Prior to the announcement, Bullish had only logged $200 billion in trading volume since its launch in November 2021.

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Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Market Cap Is Surging, but a Retreat From $30K Continues

PLUS: Western crypto innovators with great ideas are eyeing the East for tech-embracing governments and fresh opportunities. A West-East partnership may be crypto's model for the future, the co-founder of Taipei-based Woo Network, Jack Tan, writes.

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Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin, Ether Open Asia’s Trading Week Flat

ALSO: Five CoinDesk journalists offer their takeaways from Consensus 2023. They found an industry still filled with optimism but also realistic about the challenges ahead – most notably about the regulatory uncertainty.

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Web3

Marvel Studios Founder Says Web3 Has 'Same Seed' of His Early Marvel Days

David Maisel made his first public appearance since he sold Marvel to Disney 10 years ago at Consensus 2023.

David Maisel (left) and Erick Calderon, CEO of Art Blocks (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Bermuda Premier David Burt: 'Nobody Is Coming to Bermuda to Flee Regulation'

Five years after the island jurisdiction passed its digital assets regulation, a steady stream of companies is coming to Bermuda because of its clear regulation.

Bermuda Premier David Burt (Kurt Christenson/CoinDesk)