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

Ripple Treasury puts XRP and RLUSD inside corporate finance for the first time

The treasury management system, built on Ripple's 2025 acquisition of GTreasury, lets CFOs view and manage digital assets alongside fiat in a single dashboard without separate custody or wallet infrastructure.

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Markets

Three key signals to watch as bitcoin whipsaws on Trump’s Iran rhetoric

Bitcoin and other risk assets have been whipsawed by President Donald J. Trump’s shifting rhetoric on Iran. Here are some indicators that help cut through the noise.

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Tech

Jack Dorsey says AI should replace the middle manager after Block cuts 4,000 jobs

Dorsey's plan strips out middle management, with AI handling coordination, product decisions, and internal alignment.

Block CEO Jack Dorsey

Markets

Bitcoin’s old price peaks aren’t sacred – and the parabolic era may be over

Bitcoin’s price retraces to old highs, signaling slower growth and a maturing market.

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Policy

Australia passes crypto regulation requiring exchanges to obtain financial services licenses

Exchanges and custody platforms must obtain financial services licenses within six months under the new framework.

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Policy

Hong Kong hasn’t issued a single HKD stablecoin license after March target

Officials flagged March for initial approvals, but licensing has yet to begin with no updated timeline

Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po (David Paul Morris/CoinDesk)

Markets

A quantum computer may need just 10,000 qubits to empty your crypto wallets, researchers say

The research shows quantum computers may break bitcoin and ether wallet encryption with far fewer qubits than previously thought, accelerating the push toward post-quantum security.

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Policy

Maryland man charged in $50 million Uranium Finance hack after U.S. seized $31 million in crypto

Prosecutors say Jonathan Spalletta exploited smart contract bugs twice in April 2021, laundering funds through Tornado Cash and spending proceeds on rare collectibles.

Department of Justice (Shutterstock)

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KuCoin operator barred from U.S. after CFTC order, following $297 million DOJ case

KuCoin operator Peken Global Limited cannot cater to U.S. users on its platform unless it registers as a foreign board of trade.

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Markets

Breaking Bitcoin with quantum may be easier than thought, with Taproot partly to blame, Google says

The findings suggest attackers could one day steal bitcoin mid-transaction, challenging assumptions that the threat is decades away.

Quantum Computing Optics (Ben Wicks/Unsplash)