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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Policy

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers Move to Quash Voyager Subpoena

The former exchange CEO's lawyers say the subpoena is procedurally deficient, presents an undue burden,and potentially violates Bankman-Fried's Fifth Amendment rights.

Sam Bankman-Fried outside U.S. District Court on Feb. 9, 2023 (Liz Napolitano/CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Deconstructing Crypto's China Narrative

ALSO: Here's why it's important bitcoin hits $30,000

Shanghai (Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto in Hong Kong Getting Soft Backing From Beijing: Bloomberg

Report says officials from China’s Liaison Office have been spotted at crypto events in the city.

Hong Kong skyline (bady abbas/unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Edges Toward $25K During Slow Economic Day

PLUS: Organizers of last year’s trucker-themed "Freedom Convoy" openly flaunted a court-ordered Mareva injunction used to freeze fundraised crypto. A Canadian judge said cryptocurrencies required more study, but declined to suggest stronger rules for the country.

(Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Finance

OKX’s February Proof-of-Reserves Report Shows $8.6B in ‘Clean Assets’

Data from CryptoQuant maintains that reserves are 100% clean, compared to 94% for Binance and 61% for Huobi.

(Cleveland Trust Co/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Hedge Fund Galois Capital Shuts Down After Losing $40M to FTX

Galois co-founder said the fund has halted all trading as it is no longer viable post-FTX.

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

Finance

Voyager Creditors Subpoena Sam Bankman-Fried, Other Former FTX, Alameda Executives

Voyager’s creditors also subpoenaed Samuel Trabucco, Nishad Singh, Gary Wang, and Caroline Ellison.

Voyager's bankrupcy has left creditors in the lurch. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Opens the Week Testing $25K

ALSO: Hong Kong unveils its crypto licensing framework for Virtual Asset Service Providers in June, but the regulation will not allow retail investors to trade digital, contrary to what a recent tweet suggests. The regulation focuses on accredited, professional investors.

(Mark Dadswell/Getty Images)

Policy

No, Hong Kong Won’t Be Allowing Retail Traders Access to Crypto on June 1

A tweet suggesting the city will make crypto fully legal for all citizens is a misreading of the legislation.

(DALL-E/CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Crypto Momentum Falters as Bitcoin Retreats to $23.6K

ALSO: Sam Reynolds considers a rising trend of crypto startups postponing their token launches, part of the fallout from the collapse of crypto exchange FTX and its trading arm Alameda Research.

Bitcoin jumped early Tuesday before falling into the red. (Shutterstock)