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Sam Reynolds

Sam Reynolds

Sam Reynolds is a senior reporter based in Taipei. 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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Sexual assault
Eclipse Labs Promotes Vijay Chetty to CEO Nearly a Week After Neel Somani's Ouster
Neel Somani, the founder and CEO of Eclipse Labs, stepped down after sexual assault allegations recently surfaced.
Lunar eclipse (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
By Sam Reynolds
May 16, 2024 at 5:48 a.m. UTC
May 16, 2024
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Hong Kong (Ruslan Bardash / Unsplash)
Finance
Huobi
Huobi Hong Kong Withdraws License Application for the Second Time
HBGL Hong Kong Limited, the entity behind Huobi Hong Kong, first withdrew and then re-submitted its application for a Hong Kong VATP license in February.
Hong Kong (Ruslan Bardash / Unsplash)
By Sam Reynolds
May 15, 2024 at 10:18 a.m. UTC
May 15, 2024
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Finance
Meme coins
Degen Chain Back Online After Two-Day Hiatus
The layer-3 blockchain for meme coins was offline for over 50 hours.
(Kelly-Sikkema via Unsplash)
By Sam Reynolds
May 15, 2024 at 9:47 a.m. UTC
May 15, 2024
meme coinsLayer 3OutagesDegen chain
Ryan Salame leaving a New York courthouse on Sept. 7, 2023. (Sam Kessler/CoinDesk)
Policy
Ftx
Former FTX Exec Ryan Salame Asks for Lenient 18 Months in Prison
Salame's attorneys highlight that he wasn't involved in the core fraud perpetuated by Sam Bankman-Fried, and he has had nearly his entire net worth destroyed by the implosion...
Ryan Salame leaving a New York courthouse on Sept. 7, 2023. (Sam Kessler/CoinDesk)
By Sam Reynolds
May 15, 2024 at 5:46 a.m. UTC
May 15, 2024
FTXCourt
(Alpha Photo/Flickr)
Finance
Coinbase
Coinbase Resumes Operations After 3-Hour Outage
Some users may still be experiencing a "degraded" service, the exchange said.
(Alpha Photo/Flickr)
By Sam Reynolds
May 14, 2024 at 5:33 a.m. UTC
May 14, 2024
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 22: U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participate in the final presidential debate at Belmont University on October 22, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. This is the last debate between the two candidates before the election on November 3. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
News Analysis
Analysis
Trump and Biden Tied on Polymarket, Diverging From Polls
Other election contracts show a 35% chance of a Republican sweep of the presidency and both houses of Congress and a 27% chance Democrats control the Senate after the election...
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 22: U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participate in the final presidential debate at Belmont University on October 22, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. This is the last debate between the two candidates before the election on November 3. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
By Sam Reynolds
May 13, 2024 at 2:10 p.m. UTC
May 13, 2024
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Markets
Analysis
No, Hong Kong's Crypto ETFs Aren't Available in Mainland China
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (HKEX) confirmed they aren't available. Chinese authorities are wary that ETFs offer a way to bypass strict international capital controls.
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By Sam Reynolds
May 13, 2024 at 1:51 p.m. UTC
May 13, 2024
AnalysisETFs
Shiba Inu, the dog breed which is the inspiration of several meme coins. (Atsuko Sato)
Markets
Vaneck
VanEck's MarketVector Starts Index to Track the Largest Meme Coins
The index contains a variety of dog-themed coins and other popular meme tokens.
Shiba Inu, the dog breed which is the inspiration of several meme coins. (Atsuko Sato)
By Sam Reynolds
May 9, 2024 at 7:31 a.m. UTC
May 9, 2024
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Executives from QCP and Further Ventures (QCP)
Policy
Abu dhabi
QCP Receives In-Principal Approval From Abu Dhabi Regulator
The digital assets trading firm said in April it was setting up shop in Abu Dhabi in collaboration with Further Ventures.
Executives from QCP and Further Ventures (QCP)
By Sam Reynolds
May 7, 2024 at 11:52 a.m. UTC
May 7, 2024
Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi Global MarketLicensingSingaporeQCP Capital
Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during an event to launch the new Tesla Model X Crossover SUV on September 29, 2015 in Fremont, California. After several production delays, Elon Mush officially launched the much anticipated Tesla Model X Crossover SUV. The
Markets
Analysis
Elon Musk Will Likely Remain Tesla CEO, and Tweet Non-Stop: Prediction Markets
Also: Trump faces likely conviction, per Polymarket punters; CFTC hearing to discuss political betting ban.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during an event to launch the new Tesla Model X Crossover SUV on September 29, 2015 in Fremont, California. After several production delays, Elon Mush officially launched the much anticipated Tesla Model X Crossover SUV. The
By Sam Reynolds
May 6, 2024 at 12:34 p.m. UTC
May 6, 2024
AnalysisPrediction MarketsTeslaElon MuskDonald TrumpPolymarketKalshiCFTC