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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‘Largest Ever’ Crypto Liquidation Event Wipes Out 6,300 Wallets on Hyperliquid

The sell-off erased over $1.23 billion in trader capital on Hyperliquid and $19 billion across the crypto market in a 24 hours.

Stylized bull and bear face off

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BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL Face Slow Bottoming Process After $16B Liquidation Shock

The multi-step bottoming process could be slow due to several reasons, including liquidity constraints over the weekend and slow absorption of supply.

Major tokens face slow bottoming process. PublicDomainPictures/Pixabay)

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Biggest Crypto Liquidation Ever Sees $16B Longs Decimated Amid Market Chaos

Trump’s 100% tariff warning on China ignited a global sell-off that wiped out $16 billion in leveraged crypto longs and pushed Ethena’s USDe to a rare sub-$1 print.

A bear roars

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Will Cardano ETF be Approved by This Year Amid Government Shutdown?

With the SEC running on skeleton staff during the prolonged U.S. government shutdown, crypto ETF reviews are effectively frozen. A weeks-long pause could push Cardano’s long-awaited ETF decision past its 2025 deadline and into the new year.

Consensus 2025: Charles Hoskinson, CEO & Founder, Input Output

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Asia Morning Briefing: Polymarket’s POLY Could Bring Oracle's Home

Whale-led manipulation and disputed rulings have shaken trust in UMA’s oracle. POLY could mark Polymarket’s move to reclaim control of how truth is decided on-chain.

Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan (Polymarket)

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Bitcoin Crash Off the Table as Four-Year Cycle is Dead: Arthur Hayes

Arthur Hayes argues that Bitcoin’s traditional four-year market cycle has ended, as current shifts in global monetary policy indicate expanding fiat liquidity.

Arthur Hayes sentenciado a dos años de libertad condicional. (BitMEX)

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Asia Morning Briefing: Bitcoin Climbs Through the Fog as Analysts Split on What’s Driving It

Trading near $123,000, Bitcoin’s rise has become a mirror for the market’s uncertainty, part trust and part froth, with QCP calling it a “credibility hedge” while Glassnode and CryptoQuant debate whether the rally’s conviction hides complacency.

Bitcoin (Midjourney/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Asia Morning Briefing: Singapore Authorities Say Token2049 Organizer Not Covered by Russia Sanctions After A7A5 Appearance

Monetary Authority of Singapore spokesperson tells CoinDesk that entities not regulated as financial institutions are not subject to sanctions measures.

The Russian flag waves against an almost cloudless sky. (CoinDesk archives)

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MetaMask Confirms $30M Rewards Program, Links to Future Token

MetaMask's rewards initiative aims to boost activity on Consensys’ Linea network and integrate its mUSD stablecoin.

MetaMask's mobile app (Gabby Jones)

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Asia Morning Briefing: Regional Crypto Power Balance Is Shifting as Japan 'Ready to Pop’

On the sidelines of Token2049 in Singapore, crypto execs kept returning to the same theme: Tokyo is becoming the region’s new crypto capital.

Tokyo, Japan (Jaison Lin/Unsplash)