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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Finance

Crypto Must Do Better to Be Banked, Say Industry Executives

The downfall of Silvergate, Signature and Silicon Valley banks have wounded digital assets. But crypto might one day work with big banks if the industry can mature, WAX CEO William Quigley and Maicon CEO Alex Liu suggested.

Brevan Howard Digital was among the backers for Puffer's $5.5 million round. (Pixabay)

Finance

Coinbase Files Amicus Brief in Insider Trading Case: ‘We Need Rulemaking’

The exchange denies any of the tokens former Coinbase manager Ishan Wahi traded with associates were securities because Coinbase doesn’t list securities – but it would like to if the SEC gave it proper rules and guidance.

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

Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin’s Store of Value Narrative Is on Full Display; Crypto Prices Stay Green

ALSO: CoinDesk's Helene Braun writes that the current banking crisis won't doom banks that serve the digital asset industry.

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Finance

OKX-Affiliated Okcoin Pauses USD On-Ramp Due to Signature Bank’s Collapse

CEO Hong Fang tweeted that customer deposits are safe and USD withdrawals aren't affected.

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Finance

Smart Money Staying Put as USDC Remains Off Peg

Data from Nansen shows the total amount held by smart money wallets, and active addresses, are at multi-month lows.

Money (Alexander Grey/ Unsplash)

Finance

TrueUSD Says ‘Small Number’ of Users Impacted by Signature Bank Closure

Stablecoin issuer says USD funds held at Signature bank are now fully backstopped by Fed.

Signature Bank logo (SignatureNY.com)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Silicon Valley Bank Failure Highlights Small Banks’ Vulnerability; Bitcoin Soars Past $22.5K

Since September 2021 the growth in cash assets in small bank balance sheets has turned negative.

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Markets

DAI Depegs to Lifetime Lows as Stablecoin Rout Plagues Crypto

MakerDAO’s decentralized stablecoin hit an all-time low of 88 cents in Asian afternoon hours on Saturday.

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Markets

Justin Sun Completes $100M USDC Transfer to Create Huobi Liquidity Fund

The fund was created in response to a rapid drop and then rebound of the HT token.

Justin Sun (CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto.com Faces Difficulty Maintaining Fiat On-Ramps in the Face of Crypto Banking Crisis

The exchange’s current EUR banking partner is only accessible to users based in the European Economic Area (EEA).

Kris Marszalek, co-founder and CEO of Crypto.com. Image courtesy of the firm