Latest from Sam Reynolds
Bitcoin holds $68,300 as gold crashes for a ninth day and Asian stocks drop
The Iran conflict's fourth week is breaking the traditional safe-haven playbook, with gold down to $4,360 and equities falling for a third consecutive session.

Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents tell CNN no customer money was lost. FTX creditors see it differently.
FTX payouts tied to 2022 prices leave creditors short as parents press case for pardon on CNN's Smerconish.

South Korea crypto liquidity tumbles as stablecoin balances plunge 55% and stock buying rises
On-chain data shows a sharp drawdown in dollar-linked token holdings since July, with the latest wave triggered by won weakness.

'Gensler and Biden were just better for crypto,' says Tally CEO as DAO governance platform shuts down
End of DAOs? Firm behind Uniswap and Arbitrum governance says easing regulation made decentralization optional

Pi rallies more than 30% after Kraken announces listing
Bybit previously declined to list the mobile crypto mining platform, with CEO Ben Zhou citing warnings from Chinese police that the project is a scam.

Oil veteran is putting the $6 trillion crude market on blockchain
LITRO aims to modernize the $6 trillion oil market by replacing slow, paper-based settlement with 24/7, on-chain trading and redemption.

Across's acx rockets 80%, massively beating bitcoin, on plans to dump its DAO structure
The bridging protocol's team wants to exchange ACX tokens for equity in a new U.S. C-corp or buy holders out at a 25% premium, in what would be one of the first major reversals from token to traditional corporate structure.

Crypto code commits fall 75% as developers move to AI projects
Developers are shifting toward artificial intelligence infrastructure as blockchain ecosystems lose contributors across major networks, from Ethereum to Solana.

Bonk.fun hacked: Domain hijacked, crypto drainer planted
The operator, known as Tom, said only users who signed a fake terms-of-service message on the compromised site after the breach were affected.

Binance, PayPal and Ripple join Mastercard’s massive new push into blockchain payments
More than 85 partners will work with Mastercard to connect on-chain payments with banks, merchants and global commerce as part of the payment giant's recent crypto program.

