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.

Sam Reynolds

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Markets

Bitcoin Strength Continues on U.S, China Easing; Floki Bot Crosses Trading Milestone

BTC broke $64,000 in late U.S. hours Tuesday as traders pushed the chances of a second consecutive 50 basis point rate Fed rate cut to 50%. PLUS: Floki fundamentals fuel a price surge.

(CoinDesk Indices)

Policy

Harris Loses 'Support' Rating from Crypto Advocacy as Grade Changes to 'NA' From 'B'

The change comes as Crypto Twitter points out that Harris doesn't have a crypto policy in her platform.

Kamala Harris (YouTube)

Markets

Bitcoin Needs to Top $65.2K to Break Downtrend: Bitfinex

A move above the August high of $65,200 will invalidate the bearish lower highs pattern, analyst at Bitfinex said.

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Markets

Bitcoin More Linked With U.S. Fed, Traders Say, as China Lands Stimulus

People’s Bank of China governor Pan Gongsheng announced a range of measures to stimulate the economy.

(Coindesk Indices)

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Markets

Caroline Ellison Most Likely Won't Serve Time, Polymarket Traders Bet

Plus: the market is skeptical about Qualcomm's Intel deal; prediction markets were in vogue at Token2049 in Singapore.

Caroline Ellison, the government's star witness in their case against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, leaving court on Tuesday, Oct. 11 following her first day of testimony. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Harris Says Her White House Will 'Invest in America's Future' Which Includes 'Digital Assets'

The Democratic nominee promises she'll be a tech-friendly president in remarks to donors.

Kamala Harris (YouTube)

Tech

Crypto Exchange BingX Hacked, Onchain Data Shows Over $43M Drained

Hacker have moved the stolen assets to decentralized exchanges.

(Kevin Ku/Unsplash)

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Web3

Flappy Bird Foundation Flaps Back at Critics, Says Reboot Game Is True Successor of the 2013 Hit

The foundation says its mission is to preserve and foster the Flappy Bird game and legacy for the community.

Birds fighting. (Jonatan Pie/Unsplash)

Policy

OKX Singapore's New CEO Says Custodian Arrangements Were ‘Most Important, Most Difficult’ Part of MPI License

Crypto custodianship has been in the spotlight since the collapse of FTX.

Night view of Singapore from the habor. (Larry Teo/Unsplash)