Latest from Sam Reynolds
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.
Asia Morning Briefing: Native Markets Leads Early Voting for Hyperliquid’s USDH Stablecoin Contract
Stripe-linked proposal draws early validator support despite community pushback.
