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

T-Rex Group Files for 2x Long, Inverse Microstrategy ETF

Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said this will be the 'ghost pepper' of ETF hot sauce.

MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

Markets

Trump's Odds of Victory Surge to 67% on Polymarket Post-Presidential Debate

Biden's chances at becoming the Democratic nominee also slid to 70%, while Gavin Newsom's odds jumped to 15%.

Trump-Biden debate (Screenshot)

Markets

UPDATE: Polymarket Says It's 'Conclusive' Barron Trump Was Involved in $DJT

Nearly all UMA token holders voted that Donald Trump's son Barron was not likely involved in the DJT meme coin. Polymarket says UMA got it wrong.

Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan (Polymarket)

Finance

ZynCoin Meme Token Patches Things Up With Tobacco Giant Philip Morris

The Fortune 500 firm initially demanded an end to the crypto named for its nicotine pouch, but backed down after realizing there was no entity to sue.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 29:  In this photo illustration, ZYN nicotine cases and pouches are seen on a table on January 29, 2024 in New York City. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is calling for federal action on ZYN, a popular nicotine pouch in the United States. The senator is asking the FTC and FDA to investigate the companies marketing and the health effects of the nicotine pouch.  (Photo Illustration by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

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Markets

Investcorp and Securitize Launch Fund Tokenization Partnership

The partnership aims to create on-chain Real World Assets based on Investcorp's funds.

Computer, money. (TheDigitalWay/Pixabay)

Markets

PoliFi Tokens Return to Business After Proof of DJT-Trump Link Fails to Materialize

Many PoliFi tokens fell more than 10% after claims emerged that the Trump campaign was behind the DJT token.

Trump poster for 2024 election. (Jon Tyson/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Holds $61K After a Brief Nosedive

Bitcoin briefly touched $59K in the early hours of the Asian+ trading day.

(CoinDesk Indices)

Policy

Julian Assange Reaches Plea Deal With U.S. DOJ

Wikileaks co-founder pleads guilty to single espionage charge in exchange to a sentence for time served.

(Alisdare Hickson/Wikimedia)

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Markets

Canada's 3iQ Files to List Solana ETP in Toronto

3iQ was a leader in getting some of the first crypto ETFs past the finish line and listed on the TSX

Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Original TRUMP Token Struggles With Exchange Listings as DJT Rockets

Exchanges will list TREMP but not TRUMP, claiming the latter is "too political."

(Paul Casals/Unsplash)