Latest from Sam Reynolds
Asia Morning Briefing: Capital Controls Doom Asia’s Stablecoin Dreams—Except in Hong Kong
Most currencies in the region are locked in by capital controls. Hong Kong's unique status as an autonomous part of China means its currency is available around the world.
Asia Morning Briefing: DePIN Flight Tracker Wingbits Lands Korean Air as First Major Airline Partner
Korean Air will use Swedish DePIN startup Wingbits’ encrypted flight-tracking data for research into advanced air mobility, validating the crypto-powered network’s aviation ambitions.
Asia Morning Briefing: China’s Car, America’s Currency — Why Stablecoins Keep the Dollar in the Driver’s Seat
A BYD Dolphin Mini sold for USDT in a BRICS country highlights the irony of China’s de-dollarization drive, where the yuan is sidelined to academic theories about a post-U.S. order, while crypto-dollars power real-world trade.
Asia Morning Briefing: Bittensor’s dTAO Shows a Retail Path to AI Exposure Beyond Robinhood’s SPVs
Staking into Bittensor’s subnets offers one of several emerging routes for retail investors to gain exposure to decentralized AI’s early days – which might have more upside than comparatively mature OpenAI or Nvidia.
Asia Morning Briefing: BTC Traders Brace for Fed Cuts but Massive $4.5B Liquidity Tests Loom
A 25 bps cut is priced in, but OKX’s Gracie Lin says token unlocks and liquidity shocks will test markets, and only resilient liquidity will separate winners from losers.
Asia Morning Briefing: Fragility or Back on Track? BTC Holds the Line at $115K
Competing narratives emerge as Glassnode points to profit-taking risks and weak spot demand, while QCP highlights ETF inflows and rotation into higher-beta assets.
Asia Morning Briefing: Native Markets Wins Right to Issue USDH After Validator Vote
Stripe-owned Bridge to manage reserves alongside BlackRock, with rollout starting in days.
World Liberty Financial Token Holds Steady as Community Backs Buyback-and-Burn Plan
WLFI edges higher on the week as holders rally behind a deflationary strategy to counter post-launch weakness.
Christie’s Closes Digital Art Department as NFT Market Stays Frozen
Christie's pivot follows its high-profile role at Hong Kong Fintech Week 2024, where digital art and AI were center stage.
Bitcoin, Ether ETFs Post Positive Flows as Prices Rebound
Bitcoin ETFs draw $757 million in flows while ETH ETFs bring in $171.5 million.
