Latest from Sam Reynolds
Kraken Launches High-Touch VIP Program for Ultra High Net Worth Clients
Kraken VIP members are paired with a specialist relationship manager, backed by 24/7 support and early insight into Kraken’s full product ecosystem.
Asia Morning Briefing: Crypto’s Next Breakout Will Come From Infrastructure, Not Narratives, Hashed Says
The Korean venture firm’s 2026 thesis argues that stablecoins, AI agents, and on-chain credit markets are becoming the foundation of a real digital economy, with Asia emerging as the first region where enterprise adoption is taking shape.
CZ Teases New BNB Chain Native Prediction Market Predict.Fun
Predict.fun aims to fix prediction markets’ biggest inefficiency, user funds sitting idle for weeks or months without earning yield, while tapping the large userbase of BNB Chain.
Asia Morning Briefing: Polymarket Bettors Still Expect Big Strategy Buys Even as Saylor Prepares for a Weak Market
CryptoQuant’s latest report shows the company preparing for weaker conditions with smaller buys and a growing USD buffer, yet traders continue to price in a playbook built on reflexive accumulation.
Taiwan Authorities Say Island's First Regulated Stablecoin Will Debut Next Year
Regulators have not decided whether the token will be tied to the Taiwan dollar or the U.S. dollar, a choice that will determine how deeply it tests the island’s currency controls.
BlackRock's Spot Bitcoin ETF Options Secure U.S. Top 10 Ranking With 7.7M Active Contracts
IBIT options are the ninth largest in the U.S.
Bitcoin's $732B Inflows Signal Strength, Not 'Crypto Winter,' Analysts Say
Glassnode and Fasanara’s year-end report shows record inflows, rising realized cap, and falling volatility, suggesting the latest pullback is a mid-cycle reset rather than the start of a long downturn. Present market dynamics point to a mid-cycle pullback rather than a full-blown crypto winter, Glassnode and Fasanara argued.
CNN to Use Kalshi Prediction Markets Across Its News Coverage
The deal brings market-implied probabilities into CNN’s newsroom and introduces a Kalshi-powered ticker for segments that rely on event contracts.
Anthropic Research Shows AI Agents Are Closing In on Real DeFi Attack Capability
Models tested by MATS and the Anthropic Fellows program generated turnkey exploit scripts and identified fresh vulnerabilities, suggesting automated exploitation is becoming technically and economically viable.
Ethereum Devs Push ZK ‘Secret Santa’ System Toward Deployment
The proposed protocol uses zero-knowledge proofs to verify sender–receiver relationships without revealing identities.
