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

XRP rockets 11% to nearly $2.40 as Ripple-linked ETFs see highest trading volumes

Spot XRP ETFs in the U.S. saw $48 million in inflows, pushing cumulative inflows past $1 billion since their November launch.

XRP symbol on top of dollar bills. (Unsplash/CoinDesk)

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Sui outperforms bitcoin and ether as Mysten Labs promotes privacy tech

Sui is up 14% against the CoinDesk 20 which posted a 3.5% gain as the market hopes privacy whitepaper becomes a privacy token

(Yashowardhan Singh/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin eyes longest daily winning streak in 3 months

Bitcoin rose over 1% during Monday's Asian trading session, marking a potential five-day winning streak.

Bitcoin was rallying Friday.

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Bitcoin briefly hits $93,000 as crypto market extends new year rally with $260 million in liquidations

The rally in crypto was mirrored by a surge in commodities and Asian equities, driven by AI-led momentum and geopolitical developments.

Matador waving flag to a bull. (Sternschnuppenreiter/Pixabay)

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Asia Morning Briefing: Data shows legacy media took a more balanced view of bitcoin in 2025

Media attention shifted from bitcoin’s environmental footprint to crime and kidnapping in 2025, while overall sentiment remained broadly neutral, according to crypto intelligence platform Perception.

Bitcoin (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin ETFs lose record $4.57 billion in two months

Spot BTC ETFs registered their sharpest outflows on record through November and December as prices dropped 20%.

Outflows (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin's squeeze sets stage for major price swing

BTC's volatility bands have compressed to levels that have historically paved the way for a renewed price turbulence.

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Markets

Cardano's ADA pops 7%, bitcoin, ether show steady gains as traders enter 2026

ADA outperforms as traders return from the holiday break, but analysts say the market is still far from a broad altcoin season.

Bull and bear market (Midjourney/modified by CoinDesk)

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Tether adds nearly $800 million in bitcoin, bringing holdings above 96,000 BTC

The purchase is part of Tether's strategy to use up to 15% of its quarterly profits for bitcoin acquisitions.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino at White House

Policy

December FOMC minutes show the Fed is worried short-term funding could seize up

Fed officials were focused less on rate moves and more on whether the financial system has enough cash to avoid sudden disruptions.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell taking questions during the October 2025 FOMC press conference.