Sam Reynolds

Sam Reynolds

Sam Reynolds is a senior reporter with CoinDesk's markets team in Asia based in Taipei. He's previously reported for Blockworks and Forkast News. Prior to a career in crypto journalism he was a technology and semiconductor analyst with IDC's research team and has appeared on BBC and Bloomberg. He holds a small amount of BTC and ETH.

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Bitcoin price in September (CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Slips Below $27K, but What Might Government Shutdown Mean for Prices?
The last time BTC posted a positive return during September was in 2016.
Bitcoin price in September (CoinDesk)
Photo of the SEC logo on a building wall
SEC Begins Consideration of Franklin, Hashdex Crypto ETFs, Delays Decision on VanEck, ARK Ether ETFs
SEC recently extended deadlines for ARK, GlobalX spot bitcoin ETFs due to a looming government shutdown.
Photo of the SEC logo on a building wall
Hurdles (Josh Boak/Unsplash)
Bitcoin Slides Back Towards $26K as Surging Interest Rates Trigger Macro Jitters
The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield rose another nine basis points Wednesday to a new 16-year high of 4.63%.
Hurdles (Josh Boak/Unsplash)
SCBX and Hashed Signing Agreement (Provided)
Thailand’s SCBX and Korean Web3 Firm Hashed Ink R&D Partnership
The partnership comes weeks after KBank, a rival of SCBX, announced a $100 million web3 fund.
SCBX and Hashed Signing Agreement (Provided)
Hong Kong (Ruslan Bardash / Unsplash)
Hong Kong to Disclose All Crypto License Applicants After JPEX Probe
Securities and Futures Commission says decision was made in light of public demand
Hong Kong (Ruslan Bardash / Unsplash)
Computer Hacking (Shutterstock)
Mixin Network Losses Nearly $200M in Hack
Mixin Network is a protocol designed to address blockchain scalability issues – at the expense of having a centralized database.
Computer Hacking (Shutterstock)
South Korea flag (Daniel Bernard/ Unsplash)
Counterfeit Aptos Token Deposited on Upbit Leads to APT Withdrawals Being Temporarily Suspended
Exchange has resumed operations, and some say a more significant market incident was narrowly avoided.
South Korea flag (Daniel Bernard/ Unsplash)
MetaMask Chrome plugin's warning message
DeFi Protocol Balancer Says Web Front End Is ‘Under Attack’
On-chain data appears to show the attacker has stolen over $200,000 from users.
MetaMask Chrome plugin's warning message
An illustration of someone using a laptop to surf the internet (John Schnobrich/Unsplash)
The Salvation of Domain Ownership May Lie in Tokenization, and One Firm Is Pressing Hard to Make This a Reality
URLs are the pathway to the internet. While top domains might fetch in the hundreds of millions, they are still auctioned off like it’s the 20th century. Here’s how Web3 can change that.
An illustration of someone using a laptop to surf the internet (John Schnobrich/Unsplash)
Singapore, view of Marina Bay with Gardens By The Bay manmade trees in the background (SoleneC1/Pixabay)
Sino Global, Coinbase and Libra Alums Start $60 Million Web3 Fund
Oak Grove Ventures will focus on early-stage investments in Web3, artificial intelligence and biotechnology.
Singapore, view of Marina Bay with Gardens By The Bay manmade trees in the background (SoleneC1/Pixabay)