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

Brantly Millegan Remains a Director of ENS Foundation After Failed Attempt to Boot Him

Millegan was removed as a steward from the DAO and the True Names Foundation, but remains a director at the ENS Foundation.

ENS Logo (provided)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Singapore's Lightbulb Capital Balances the 3 Parts of ESG Investing. Will the DeFi World Care?; Bitcoin, Ether Fall

The crypto world has focused more heavily on environmental issues than the social and governance aspects of different projects; major cryptos were in the red on Sunday as the Russian invasion intensified.

Singapore (Lauryn Ishak/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Markets

Venezuela Pegs Minimum Wages to National Cryptocurrency: Report

The Venezuelan national cryptocurrency is based on the DASH blockchain, and has many characteristics of a CBDC.

Petro poster on a building (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Ukraine Receives Over $7M in Crypto Donations After Airdrop Announcement

It is currently unknown what the airdrop entails, although Ukraine’s tax office announced there will be no tax on captured Russian tanks.

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Markets

Crypto Market Cap Pushes Past $2T as Major Cryptos Surge

Bitcoin’s rally to nearly $45K has propelled the increase.

Bitcoin Concept (Getty)

Tech

Vote to Remove Brantly Millegan From ENS Foundation Likely to Fail

Millegan was removed as a steward of the DAO behind the Ethereum Names Service and the True Names Foundation.

ENS Foundation's Brantly Millegan on the right (CoinDesk Archives)

Markets

First Mover Asia: China’s Potential SWIFT Competitor CIPS Won't Help Russia Much; Bitcoin, Ether Rise Again

The Chinese system has just 75 members and processes only a fraction of the transactions that SWIFT handles.

Kyiv. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Markets

Ukraine Opens Polkadot Wallet for War Fundraising; Founder Wood Donates $5M in DOT

The Wood donation sent Tuesday brings the total amount of DOT contributed to 309,939 DOT ($6.0 million) as of press time.

Polkadot CEO Gavin Wood (CoinDesk TV screenshot)

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Markets

SOL, ETH Rise With Bitcoin as War Continues After Russia, Ukraine Hold Peace Talks

Bitcoin's record-breaking daily gains trickled down to Solana, ether, and other layer-1s as the market factors in a possible end to the war in Ukraine.

Solana (Zack Seward/CoinDesk archives)

Markets

First Mover Asia: The Petroyuan Is No Russia Sanctions Buster; Bitcoin 15% Gain Is Largest in a Year as Investors See Opportunity for Crypto

The People's Bank of China maintains strict capital controls over the country's currency; bitcoin rose over $43,000 and most other major cryptos were well into the green.

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