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.

Sam Reynolds

Dernières de Sam Reynolds


Marchés

DeFi Protocol Ankr to Reimburse Users Affected by $5M Exploit

The attacker was able to mint 6 quadrillion aBNBc tokens, which was eventually turned into roughly 5 million USDC.

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Marchés

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Rises Again on US Fed Chair's Moderate Remarks

ALSO: Sam Reynolds writes that the decision by shipping giant Maersk and IBM to wind down TradeLens highlights the failure of blockchain-based transparent ledgers, which once held great promise in a range of industries.

Los mercados han subido las últimas 24 horas. (Mehmet Turgut Kirkgoz, Unsplash)

Finance

Prosecutors Seeking Arrest Warrant for Terraform Labs' Daniel Shin: Yonhap

Terraform Labs' co-founder is being charged with taking illegal profits and violating the Electronic Financial Transaction Act, according to media reports.

Daniel Shin, izquierda, y Do Kwon, cofundadores de Terra. (Terraform Labs)

Marchés

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Rises Toward $17K Despite Investor Unease

ALSO: Sam Reynolds writes that most of Grayscale's digital asset trusts are trading at a deep discount, and that many other digital asset trusts that have significant assets face the same predicament.

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Marchés

First Mover Asia: Ethereum Isn’t wETH or stETH, but Jokes Still Move Markets

Sam Reynolds writes that irreverent posts about lesser-known altcoins – and more significant tokens – can be destructive, especially if people don’t get the irony. ALSO: Bitcoin drops as BlockFi files for bankruptcy protection.

Los precios de bitcoin cayeron a $19.700 esta mañana. (Adam Smigielski/E+/Getty Images)

Marchés

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Falls to 2-Year Low on Renewed Contagion Fears

ALSO: Singapore's central bank is under scrutiny over whether Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX exchange received favorable regulatory treatment, Sam Reynolds writes.

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Finance

Bill Ackman Endorses Crypto Project Helium, Discloses Crypto Holdings

The Pershing Square Capital Management CEO says controversial crypto project Helium can “build intrinsic value over time.”

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Finance

FTX Owes Its Largest Creditor $226M; Top 50 Owed Total of About $3.1B

A court document filed over the weekend doesn't name the creditors.

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Marchés

First Mover Asia: Cryptos Dive Deep Into the Red

ALSO: Sam Reynolds writes that the crypto industry might be better off in the long run if some major initiatives wind down.

Market drop. (Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto Fund Sino Global Had Deep Ties to FTX Beyond Equity Investment

A prominent Asia-based crypto investment firm, Sino invested many of the tokens hardest hit by the unraveling of Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX crypto empire, documents show. FTX was also a key partner on a big fund Sino raised with outside investors' capital.

Sino Global Capital founder Matthew Graham. (CoinDesk TV)