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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Bitcoin funds take in $933 million as crypto ETFs hit highest AUM since February

Total assets under management across crypto funds rose to $155 billion, the highest level since February 1, though still well below the $263 billion peak from October 2025.

(Photo by Kanchanara on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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A long-time developer wants to split Bitcoin blockchain and reassign Satoshi coins. The community is calling it a theft

Paul Sztorc proposes a 2026 hard fork of Bitcoin called eCash, giving BTC holders equivalent tokens and adding Drivechains.

Railway line. (geraldfriedrich2/Pixabay)

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Pudgy Penguins, BAYC rally as their NFT 'floor prices' climb

The two blue-chip collections are leading double-digit gains despite global NFT sales volume falls and participation hits multi-year lows.

Image of several Pudgy Penguin NFTs (Pudgy Penguins)

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Only 3% of traders drive prediction markets' accuracy, not the crowd, study finds

Researchers show market accuracy comes from a tiny group of informed traders, not broad participation.

Nicolas Maduro in handcuffs and escorted by U.S. federal agents.

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India pushes e-rupee through welfare pilots as BRICS digital currency plan takes shape

Farmers and food programs anchor 10 pilots aimed at boosting usage, while New Delhi eyes BRICS CBDC link ahead of 2026 summit

Indian flag (Naveed Ahmed/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin-holder Metaplanet raises $50 million to buy more BTC

Metaplanet has issued 8 billion yen, or about $50 million, in zero-interest bonds to fund additional bitcoin purchases.

Japan flag in front of a building (Roméo A./Unsplash)

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Morgan Stanley is positioning itself as the reserve manager for the stablecoin industry

The Wall Street giant has announced a fund build specifically for stablecoin issuers. Here is what it does and means for the market.

Morgan Stanley (Shutterstock)

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Bitcoin ETFs just pulled in $2 billion in 8 days while short-term holders quietly started selling

Spot bitcoin ETFs logged their first 8-day inflow streak since October, but on-chain profit-taking is already running at 3x the rate that has marked every local top this year.

ETFs (Markus Winkler/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin rally is stalling as Japanese inflation adds to Iran war–driven market jitters

Crypto markets weaken amid rising Japan inflation, Iran war oil disruptions, and expectations of a hawkish Bank of Japan.

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Wisconsin joins prediction market fight, suing Kalshi, Coinbase, Polymarket, Robinhood and Crypto.com

The state's complaint highlights language used by prediction market platforms as language for gambling, not investing.

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