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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Asia Morning Briefing: Market Turns Defensive as Bitcoin Loses Its Bid

With CryptoQuant flagging an exhausted demand wave and Polymarket traders clustering around an 85,000 retest, the market is trading without the catalysts that drove last year’s gains.

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Hyperliquid Unveils HIP-3 Growth Mode, Slashing Fees by 90% to Boost New Markets

Hyperliquid has launched HIP-3 growth mode, allowing permissionless market deployment with significantly reduced fees to enhance liquidity.

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From $140K Call to $85K Put: Bitcoin Positioning Reverses Completely

The price of bitcoin has dropped over 25% to $91,000 since Oct. 8.

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Asia Morning Briefing: BTC Market Stress Reveals a New Crypto Order

Market observers note stable XRP/BTC and ETH/BTC ranges and an unusually balanced top-20 ranking, signaling fundamentals-driven dispersion rather than a broad alt season.

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Bitcoin Dominance Is Bleeding With Price, but Market Observers Say Altcoin Season Is on Hold

Bitcoin’s drawdown, alongside cross-pair stability and steady on-chain activity, points to a market clearing excess leverage rather than shifting into a high-beta altcoin run.

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El Salvador Buys 1,090 BTC as Prices Drop and IMF Pressure Mounts

The country has added nearly 100 million dollars to the national bitcoin treasury as BTC trades below $90k.

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Mt. Gox Moves $956M Worth of BTC as Prices Tank

The latest on-chain move comes as BTC's spot price continues to slide.

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Bitcoin Crashes Under $90K as Death Cross Creates 'Extreme Fear' Sentiment

The drop to $89,420 — its lowest level since February — comes just six weeks after prices topped out at a record $126,250, marking a sharp reversal.

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FDT Welcomes Dubai’s $456M Freeze as Techteryx Seeks to Recover TrueUSD Reserves from Aria

In a statement to CoinDesk, FDT's Vincent Chok said his company "welcomes any steps that assist Techteryx in pursuing recovery of its funds from the Aria entities."

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Asia Morning Briefing: Even Prediction Markets Didn’t See Bitcoin’s Sell-Off Coming

A fast reset in downside odds mirrors QCP’s warning of flat-footed pro desks, with Glassnode highlighting oversold momentum and moderating ETF outflows.

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