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

First Mover Asia: Will Bitcoin Soon Begin a Retest of 30K?

ALSO: Crypto companies and trade organization are spending a fraction of the amount that other industries are allocating for lobbying. That may change.

(Steven Cordes/Unsplash)

Finance

Ripple Appoints Market Research Firm Nielsen's CFO Jenson to Board

Jenson has held leadership positions at Amazon, Delta Airlines, NBC, Electronic Arts, and Nielsen.

Warren Jenson (provided)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Traders Long on Bitcoin Despite Debt Ceiling Challenges, Dark U.S. Regulatory Clouds

PLUS: Meme coins don't respect the intellectual property rights of others. And that's a problem.

(Dale Kaminski/Getty Images)

Finance

Binance Australia Halts Australian Dollar Bank Transfers

Exchange blames third-party payment providers, and says that credit as well as debit cards can still be used.

Sydney, Australia (Photo by Johnny Bhalla/Unsplash)

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First Mover Asia: Biden’s Tough Talk, Tether’s Bitcoin Bet Not Moving Crypto

PLUS: We really need to see the Hinman emails.

U.S. President Joe Biden (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Crypto's Rotating Profits

PLUS: Bitcoin is clearing through the unconfirmed transaction pile, but it's still at record highs

Crypto traders are rotating their positions. (Caleb Woods/Unsplash)

Finance

BlockFi Creditors Say Crypto Lender Was a Victim of Bad Management

The creditors committee said in a court filing that BlockFi was pressing a “false case narrative” by portraying itself as a victim, and more blame should be placed on its management.

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk)

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BRC-20 Explained: How Tokens on Bitcoin Work and Why They Are Controversial

The idea of putting tokens on the Bitcoin blockchain isn’t anything new, but previous efforts haven’t exploded in popularity like BRC-20.

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Finance

Quadriga CX Bankruptcy Claimants to Get 13% on the Dollar

The interim distribution to users will account for 87% of the funds the collapsed exchange’s Trustee is currently holding.

Quadriga Fintech Solutions CEO and late founder Gerald William Cotten (Quadriga CX)

Finance

Bakkt Mass Delists Tokens Including Aave, Avalanche, Compound, Filecoin, MakerDAO and Uniswap

Intercontinental Exchange-owned Bakkt discontinued its consumer-facing app in February as it shifts away from retail

Bakkt Holdings, Inc. leadership outside the New York Stock Exchange following a successful merger with VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings to take the firm public. (NYSE)