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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Markets

BTC Outperforms Broader Crypto Market, Ether Price Drop Mirrors Bitcoin ETF Launch

AAVE is surging following a token buyback proposal.

(CoinDesk Indices)

Policy

U.S. Presidential Candidate RFK Jr. Says He's 'Fully Committed' to Bitcoin

The presidential candidate said most of his wealth is in the digital asset.

Robert F. Kennedy Junior (Screenshot from 2024 campaign website)

Markets

Ether Down Over 7.5% as ETHE Outflows Ramp Up

Most Ether ETFs were in the green during the Wednesday U.S. trading session, but Grayscale's converted Ethereum Trust ETF posted a net outflow of over $327 million.

(CoinDesk Indices)

Markets

Crypto Exchange D8X to Bring Tool for Trading Polymarket Contracts With Leverage

D8X Co-Founder Caspar Sauter explained in an interview that leverage is the missing part of the prediction markets economy, as it allows for higher market efficiency.

Cubes Blocks Leverage (Shutterstock)

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Opinion

What Does Kamala Harris' (Presumptive) Nomination Mean for Crypto This Election?

There has definitely been a vibe shift in the 2024 race, but it's unclear how crypto fits into that.

Vice President Kamala Harris (Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)

Policy

Hex Trust Receives In-Principle Approval from Singapore's MAS For Major Payment Institution License

The Major Payment Institution license would allow for the company to offer regulated Digital Payment Token services, such as custody.

Night view of Singapore taken across the water.

Markets

Ether ETFs See $107M Inflows on Day One as Trading Volume Tops $1B

Daily cumulative net inflow hit $106.78 million, with most ETFs in the green on the first day of trading.

BTC bulls need to act to avoid record ETF outflows. (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay)

Markets

Ether Rises Above $3.5K Ahead of ETH ETF Trading, but Inflow Concerns Remain

Ethereum has more utility than Bitcoin with features like liquid staking, but the question among the ETH ETFs performing as well as BTC ETFs remains ahead of trading.

Ether is now trading on U.S. stock exchanges via newly approved ETFs. (Aditya Vyas/Unsplash)

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Markets

Biden's Exit Spurs Record $28M Daily Volume on Polymarket as Election Enters Uncharted Territory

Bets on the U.S. presidential election winner rocketed past $300 million, while the punters have put $200 million in a market for the potential Democrat's nominee and $10 million for the party's VP.

Kamala Harris, the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination after Joe Biden dropped out (Chris duMond/Getty Images)

Web3

NPC Labs Raises $18M to Scale Gaming on Base Network

Round brings total raise to $21 million and includes participation from Makers Fund, Hashed, amongst others.

A person playing a PC game. (Florian Olivio/Unsplash)