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: Bitcoin Holds Its $17K Perch Amid Rate Hike Concerns

ALSO: Sam Reynolds writes that Asia is ready for a scaled up, crypto-friendly bank, particularly if the U.S. oversteps in regulating the industry following the recent FTX debacle.

BTC holds its perch at about $19,300, flat over the past 24 hours. (Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Falls on Inflation Fears but Continues Its Ride Above $17K

ALSO: Sam Reynolds writes that Taiwan-based technology conglomerate HTC is looking to take its virtual headset business public in the U.S. as part of a quest to help cultivate the metaverse. But is the company going in the wrong direction?

Bitcoin continued to ride easily over $17K. (Marianna Lutkova/Unsplash)

Consensus Magazine

He Put a Magnifying Glass on Terra and It Went Up in Flames

Having whistleblowers’ trust made a cranky pseudonymous Twitter account key to the flameout of Terraform Labs and its LUNA token. That’s why FatManTerra is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

FatManTerra (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Reality Sticks a Pin in His Hot-Air Dreams

Taking lessons from Napster, Helium Systems CEO envisions a peer-to-peer network powered by the blockchain. The company's market cap rose to $2.5 billion on hopes and promise, but has now fallen. That’s why Amir Haleem is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

Amir Haleem (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)

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Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Hovers Near $17.3K, but Does It Have Staying Power?

ALSO: Sam Reynolds writes that DeFi total value has been rallying recently after tumbling in mid-November, a sign that investors believe in DeFi's potential.

Bitcoin was hovering near $17.3K. (Oliver Furrer/Getty Images)

Markets

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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Markets

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)

Policy

Fiscales buscan conseguir una orden de arresto contra Daniel Shin, cofundador de Terraform Labs

El cofundador de Terraform Labs está acusado de obtener ganancias ilegales y de violar la Ley de Transacciones Financieras Electrónicas, según informes de los medios de comunicación.

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

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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)

Markets

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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