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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Richard Teng (Binance)
Binance Secures Full Virtual-Asset Services Provider License in Dubai
The fourth and final stage of approval comes almost a year after the crypto exchange secured a third-stage license.
Richard Teng (Binance)
(CoinDesk Indices)
Bitcoin Dominance Increases as Halving Nears and BTC Price Lingers Near $61K
BTC dominance is creeping upwards as Layer-1s and Artificial Intelligence tokens had a rough week, while Google search interest in the halving skyrockets.
(CoinDesk Indices)
Executives from QCP and Further Ventures (QCP)
QCP and Further Ventures Announce Partnership for Middle East Crypto Expansion
Both companies plan to develop new institutional digital offerings, while QCP is set to open an Abu Dhabi shop.
Executives from QCP and Further Ventures (QCP)
Investors in mainland China won’t likely be eligible to buy into the newly approved Hong Kong-listed spot bitcoin ETFs. (Ruslan Bardash / Unsplash)
Hong Kong Bitcoin ETFs Likely Not Available for Mainland Chinese Investors: Bloomberg
Analyst expectations of as much as $25 billion in fresh demand may have to be tempered.
Investors in mainland China won’t likely be eligible to buy into the newly approved Hong Kong-listed spot bitcoin ETFs. (Ruslan Bardash / Unsplash)
Zignaly Team (Zignaly)
Zignaly Announces Cosmos-Based ZIGChain, $100M Ecosystem Fund
ZIGChain's ecosystem fund is backed by DWF Labs.
Zignaly Team (Zignaly)
The Ether Trend Indicator. (CoinDesk Indices)
Ether Prices in Downtrend as Bitcoin Challenges $64K
Some other catalyst needs to happen before bullish sentiment returns, says one trader.
The Ether Trend Indicator. (CoinDesk Indices)
(CoinDesk Indices)
Bitcoin Dips Below $62.5K as CoinDesk's BTC Trend Indicator Turns Neutral
CoinDesk Indices' Bitcoin Trend Indicator has been indicating a strong uptrend since last fall.
(CoinDesk Indices)
Taiwanese currency (Photo: sharyn morrow).
Free Money? Polymarket Bet Pays 8.7% if China Doesn't Invade Taiwan
Betting against an invasion on the prediction market may yield almost 7x as much as Taiwan government bonds. Plus: Mideast turmoil barely changes U.S. presidential odds.
Taiwanese currency (Photo: sharyn morrow).
(Ruslan Bardash/Unsplash)
BTC, ETH Rise as Hong Kong Bitcoin ETF Applicants Say They've Been Approved
The Securities and Futures Commission, Hong Kong's markets regulator, has not made an official announcement.
(Ruslan Bardash/Unsplash)
(CoinDesk Indices)
Bitcoin Back in Green as Crypto Market Awaits Hong Kong Spot ETF Decision
The market has shaken off concerns of escalations between Iran and Israel as the U.S. appears to have talked Israel out of a counter-attack.
(CoinDesk Indices)