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

Bitcoin Hovers Above $27,000 as U.S. Stocks Advance

Meanwhile, bitcoin's dominance continues to climb.

BTC price today (CoinDesk)

Policy

Hong Kong Stock Exchange Launches Blockchain-Based Settlement Platform

HKEX says the system, used by traders in Hong Kong to buy stocks in China, will speed up settlement and provide greater transparency.

Hong Kong harbor skyline view into Kowloon

Finance

Alameda Was ‘Business as Usual’ Before Collapse: Ex-Engineer

Security and risk checks were “poor” at the company, but the implosion of the trading firm came as a surprise to insiders, the former employee said.

(Leon Neal/Getty Images)

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When SRM Shot Up in Value, Sam Bankman-Fried Changed the Rules for His Workers, Michael Lewis Says

Michael Lewis’ “Going Infinite” outlines how the FTX CEO was worried his employees had gotten too rich because SRM’s price had gone up so much. So, he made them wait longer to sell.

Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO, FTX and Christine Lee, Lead Anchor, CoinDesk

Finance

TV's Kevin O’Leary: ‘All the Crypto Cowboys Are Going to Be Gone Soon’

O’Leary, an entrepreneur and television personality, was paid $15 million by FTX for “20 service hours, 20 social posts, one virtual lunch and 50 autographs,” according to Michael Lewis’s new book “Going Infinite.”

Kevin O'Leary (Michael Kovac/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Slumps Below $28K as Yields Spike; Ether Futures ETFs Fizzle on Lukewarm Investor Interest

Bitcoin slumped below $28,000, and ether dipped below $1670.

(CoinDesk Indicies)

Finance

Chainalysis: Hong Kong and China’s OTC Markets Remain Active Despite Crypto Winter

East Asia represents almost 8.8% of all transactions globally, a report from the research firm says.

Hong Kong, China Cityscape (Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Slips Below $27K, but What Might Government Shutdown Mean for Prices?

The last time BTC posted a positive return during September was in 2016.

Bitcoin price in September (CoinDesk)

Markets

SEC Begins Consideration of Franklin, Hashdex Crypto ETFs, Delays Decision on VanEck, ARK Ether ETFs

SEC recently extended deadlines for ARK, GlobalX spot bitcoin ETFs due to a looming government shutdown.

Photo of the SEC logo on a building wall