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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Finance

Rice Robotics to Debut RICE Token for AI Data Marketplace on TokenFi Launchpad

With robots deployed at Softbank, 7-Eleven Japan and Mitsui Fudosan, the company is introducing a token to decentralize and monetize robotics data using a DePIN model.

A Rice Robotics minibot (Rice Robotics)

Markets

Asia Morning Briefing: MSFT, Meta Soar on Strong AI Earnings, but Crypto AI Tokens Fail to Follow

MSFT and Meta both rocketed off in after-hours trading after reporting strong earnings, thanks to Artificial Intelligence, but on the crypto side, there wasn't much movement.

microsoft

Markets

Asia Morning Briefing: SEC's In-Kind BTC, ETH ETF Redemption Shift Happened Years Ago in Hong Kong

Regulators in Hong Kong were open to in-kind redemptions for the city's crypto ETFs since day one.

Hong Kong's skyline (Chris Lam/CoinDesk)

Markets

Asia Morning Briefing: Crypto Rally Stalls, ETH Flows May Decide What Comes Next

ETF inflows collapse while leverage stays high. With altcoin appetite uncertain, market observers say ETH may decide if markets rebound or cool further.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin (CoinDesk Archives)

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Asia Morning Briefing: Trump's EU Tariff Deal Holds Bitcoin Near $119K

On-chain strength and geopolitical calm support crypto markets, as Polymarket traders raise odds of a $125K Bitcoin breakout and BTC dominance slips below 61%.

Donald Trump speaking ahead of the GENIUS Act signing. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Industry Asks President Trump to Stop JPMorgan’s 'Punitive Tax' on Data Access

A coalition of fintech and crypto trade groups is urging the White House to defend open banking and stop JPMorgan from charging fees to access customer data.

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon (CoinDesk Archives)

Markets

Asia Morning Briefing: Animoca Exec Says U.S. Heat Is Pushing China's Stablecoin Agenda

Beijing once warned of stablecoin risks. Now it’s turning to them to help stem the growth of U.S. dollar-pegged tokens in Asia.

Evan Auyang, president of Animoca Brands, speaks in an interview at the company's new Web3 workspace in Hong Kong (Chris Lam/CoinDesk)

Markets

Asia Morning Briefing: The First AI vs BTC Environmental Impact Numbers are Here. And it Might Start a New Debate

Bitcoin’s environmental footprint dwarfs that of large language models across every metric, from CO₂ emissions to water use to mineral depletion. But comparisons need context.

btc mining

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Finance

Crypto Prediction Market Polymarket Weighs Launching Its Own Stablecoin: Source

Polymarket would create its own stablecoin to own the yield-generating USD reserves that back the amount of Circle’s dollar-pegged token, USDC, a source said.

Shayne Coplan, CEO, Polymarket, speaks at Consensus 2024. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk).

Markets

Cathie Wood’s ARK Loads Up on Ether Treasury Bet Bitmine Immersion

ARK Invest deepens its ether exposure, buying 4.4 million shares of Tom Lee- and Peter Thiel-backed Bitmine Immersion Technologies, while trimming its holdings in Coinbase, among others.

Cathie Wood, CEO of ARK Invest, at Consensus 2024. (Suzanne Cordiero)