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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First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Hangs Tough Over $21K for Another Day

ALSO: Sam Reynolds writes about the unlikely rally of metaverse majors, including Axie Infinity and Decentraland, even as they struggle to keep users engaged.

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Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Tops $21.3K as Cryptos' 2023 Feel-Good Story Continues

ALSO: Sam Reynolds writes that the surge of FTX’s FTT Token is part of a trend in which investors send prices of certain tokens higher even as their projects fail or flounder.

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Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Surges on Inflation Tailwinds, Hovers Near $21K

ALSO: Sam Reynolds writes that Ark Invest's Cathie Wood is correct in thinking that, despite market uncertainty, disruptive innovation technologies that address issues have gained traction.

Bitcoin soared in early weekend trading. (Shutterstock)

Finance

Crypto.com recorta un 20% de su personal mientras se prepara para el invierno cripto

El exchange es el último en anunciar despidos entre las empresas de criptomonedas más importantes.

Crypto winter (Timothy Eberly/Unsplash)

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ARK Buys $2.5 Million in Coinbase Shares as COIN Continues Rally

ARK has purchased $7.5 million in Coinbase shares this week, or approximately $28.25 million during the last month.

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Finance

Crypto.com Cuts 20% Workforce as Firm Braces for Crypto Winter

The exchange is the latest among the major crypto firms to announce layoffs.

Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek during his YouTube interview (Crypto.com)

Finance

Cathie Wood's ARK Adds Nearly $3.3M Shares of Coinbase

The second purchase of Coinbase’s shares in a week comes as the exchange continues a week-long rally.

Cathie Wood (Marco Bello/Getty Images)

Markets

First Mover Asia: The Next Avraham Eisenberg Isn’t Going to Be a ChatGPT-Powered ‘Script Kiddie’

Plus: Bitcoin broke $18K Thursday after pushing the threshold for the 10th time in 12 days the day before.

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FTX Creditor Claims Going for 13 Cents on the Dollar on Bankruptcy Marketplace Xclaim

Claims trading platform Xclaim says it has doubled its pool of claims buyers due to interest from FTX.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried leaves federal court in New York after his arraignment and bail hearings on Dec. 22. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

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ARK Makes Coinbase Buy as COIN Jumps 20% on Week

Cathie Wood has added another 33,756 shares of Coinbase to ARK’s ARKK ETF, according to an investor update.

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