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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Ethereum’s staking queues have cleared and that changes the ETH trade

With queues cleared and staking yields near 3%, the “supply shock” narrative is fading even as Ethereum remains the largest DeFi base layer.

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U.S. national debt reaches new high of $38.5 trillion

High debt levels and potential fiscal dominance could lead to lower interest rates, benefiting assets like bitcoin and gold.

Scattered pile of $1 bills (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

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Infinex revises fundraising structure, replaces $5 million raise plan with fair allocation model

The exchange changed its token sale after raising $600,000 in three days, dropping a $5 million target and $2,500 wallet cap in favor of a fair allocation model.

Digitally altered photo of a dollar bill (Ryan Quintal/Unsplash, Modified by CoinDesk)

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Here’s why bitcoin and major tokens are seeing a strong start to 2026

Bitcoin and the broader crypto market have started 2026 with strong gains, driven by new-year allocations and a haven bid amid geopolitical tensions.

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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

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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.

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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%.

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