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

Cathie Wood's ARK Adds Nearly $3.3M Shares of Coinbase

The second purchase of Coinbase’s shares in a week comes as the exchange continues a week-long rally.

Cathie Wood (Marco Bello/Getty Images)

Markets

First Mover Asia: The Next Avraham Eisenberg Isn’t Going to Be a ChatGPT-Powered ‘Script Kiddie’

Plus: Bitcoin broke $18K Thursday after pushing the threshold for the 10th time in 12 days the day before.

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Finance

FTX Creditor Claims Going for 13 Cents on the Dollar on Bankruptcy Marketplace Xclaim

Claims trading platform Xclaim says it has doubled its pool of claims buyers due to interest from FTX.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried leaves federal court in New York after his arraignment and bail hearings on Dec. 22. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Markets

ARK Makes Coinbase Buy as COIN Jumps 20% on Week

Cathie Wood has added another 33,756 shares of Coinbase to ARK’s ARKK ETF, according to an investor update.

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Markets

First Mover Asia: Behind the Scenes on Indonesia's New Official Crypto Exchange

PLUS: In crypto markets, there's a mini-rally in bitcoin, a narrowing of the "Grayscale discount" and a rally in altcoins.

Yakarta toma un interés activo para regular el sector de las criptomonedas. (Getty Images)

Finance

FTX Former Engineering Chief Nishad Singh Looking for Deal From Feds: Report

Singh may hold information key to showing how Sam Bankman-Fried violated numerous federal campaign finance laws.

Nishad Singh (LinkedIn)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Altcoin Short Squeeze Brings Green Shoots to Dormant Crypto

A squeeze on bearish altcoin traders has brought fresh energy into crypto markets, absent for months as the FTX exchange imploded in scandal. PLUS: Alex Thorn talks on crypto VC in 2023.

Are there signs of green shoots in crypto markets, or is it just a short squeeze? (Velodenz/Creative Commons)

Markets

Crypto Exchange Huobi Sees $60M Token Outflows in a Day: Nansen

On-chain data shows more than $100 million in tokens left the exchange this week, most of them in the past 24 hours, while stablecoin reserves have dropped 9.5% in a week

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Markets

Huobi's HT Token Turbulent as Exchange Confirms 20% Headcount Reduction

Exchange volume has dropped by 23% as market concern grows around the health of Huobi.

Justin Sun (CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Rises, Cryptos Savor FOMC Data

ALSO: Japanese gaming company Square Enix’s commitment to invest in Web3 initiatives is rare in a country in which regulations about anything that seems like gambling are daunting.

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