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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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Sydney Opera House in Australia (Stanbalik/Pixabay)
Markets
Australia
Australian Securities Exchange Gives Green Light to DigitalX's Bitcoin ETF
DigitalX Bitcoin ETF will trade on the ASX as BTXX
Sydney Opera House in Australia (Stanbalik/Pixabay)
By Sam Reynolds
Jul 9, 2024 at 6:15 a.m. UTC
Jul 9, 2024
AustraliaASXETFBitcoin ETF
PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 07: People are seen celebrating on the statue of Marianne on the Place de la Republique to celebrate after the Nouveau Front Populaire, an alliance of left wing parties including the far-left wing party, La France Insoumise came in first on July 07, 2024 in Paris, France. The National Rally party was expected to have a strong showing in the second round of France's legislative election, which was called by the French president last month after his party performed poorly in the European election, but first projections have shown an unexpected lead for French left wing alliance New Popular Front. (Photo by Remon Haazen/Getty Images)
News Analysis
Analysis
Prediction Markets and Polls Both Got the French Election Wrong
Plus: Polymarket traders remain skeptical about Biden's insistence he's staying in the U.S. presidential race; will ETH fall to $2,630?
PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 07: People are seen celebrating on the statue of Marianne on the Place de la Republique to celebrate after the Nouveau Front Populaire, an alliance of left wing parties including the far-left wing party, La France Insoumise came in first on July 07, 2024 in Paris, France. The National Rally party was expected to have a strong showing in the second round of France's legislative election, which was called by the French president last month after his party performed poorly in the European election, but first projections have shown an unexpected lead for French left wing alliance New Popular Front. (Photo by Remon Haazen/Getty Images)
By Sam Reynolds
Jul 8, 2024 at 2:03 p.m. UTC
Jul 8, 2024
AnalysisElection 2024ElectionsPrediction MarketsPolymarketKalshi
(CoinDesk Indices)
Markets
Btc
CoinDesk 20 Down 7%, Bitcoin Sinks by 5% as Asia Trading Week Begins
Nearly $175 million in long liquidations as broader market contracts
(CoinDesk Indices)
By Sam Reynolds
Jul 8, 2024 at 4:27 a.m. UTC
Jul 8, 2024
btcBitcoinETHEthereum
(CoinDesk)
Finance
Mt. gox
Mt. Gox Begins Repayments in Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash
The defunct crypto exchange announced last month that it will begin repayments in July.
(CoinDesk)
By Parikshit MishraSam Reynolds
Jul 5, 2024 at 6:33 a.m. UTC
Jul 5, 2024
Mt. GoxBitcoinBitcoin Cash
Mt. Gox Creditor Kolin Burges confronts Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles (CoinDesk)
Markets
Btc
Mt. Gox Doomsday Scenario Involves Bitcoin Cash, Not Bitcoin: Analyst
Selling pressure from Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and lack of liquidity is the story to watch once Mt. Gox begins redemptions, writes Presto Research.
Mt. Gox Creditor Kolin Burges confronts Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles (CoinDesk)
By Sam Reynolds
Jul 4, 2024 at 7:21 a.m. UTC
Jul 4, 2024
btcBCHMt. GoxBitcoin CashBitcoin
The market ponders Joe Biden's future (Jon Tyson/Unsplash)
Markets
Election 2024
Trump-Biden Tussle Sees PoliFi Sector Lose Lustre as BODEN Drops 95% From Peak
TRUMP, the largest Trump PoliFi token, is down 10% on-day and 34% in the last week. TREMP, the counterpart to Boden, is also down double digits: nearly 10% in the last 24 hour...
The market ponders Joe Biden's future (Jon Tyson/Unsplash)
By Sam ReynoldsShaurya Malwa
Jul 3, 2024 at 9:54 a.m. UTC
Jul 3, 2024
Election 2024Joe BidenBoden
Detail view of a DraftKings Sportsbook advertisement at an NHL game. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)
Policy
Draftkings
U.S. Judge Sets Stage for NFT Securities Trial as DraftKings Lawsuit Moves Forward
The class action suit from DraftKings buyers alleges that NFTs are investment contracts.
Detail view of a DraftKings Sportsbook advertisement at an NHL game. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)
By Sam Reynolds
Jul 3, 2024 at 5:59 a.m. UTC
Jul 3, 2024
DraftKingsNFTsnon-fungible token
Former President Donald Trump (left) and President Joe Biden (right) debated in Atlanta on Thursday night. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Markets
Election 2024
Biden's Odds of Dropping Out Jump to 55% on Polymarket as Obama Raises 'Concerns' About Presidential Campaign
Traders are now giving a 55% chance President Biden abandons his campaign and a 42% chance he does it before the Democratic convention
Former President Donald Trump (left) and President Joe Biden (right) debated in Atlanta on Thursday night. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
By Sam Reynolds
Jul 3, 2024 at 5:37 a.m. UTC
Jul 3, 2024
Election 2024PolymarketPresident BidenBarack Obama
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JUNE 27: U.S. President Joe Biden participates in the CNN Presidential Debate at the CNN Studios on June 27, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. President Biden and Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump are facing off in the first presidential debate of the 2024 campaign. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
News Analysis
Analysis
UPDATE: Polymarket Logs First $100M Month as Election Drama Heats Up
President Biden's blunders during last week's debate are the latest factor driving volume on the crypto-based prediction market.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JUNE 27: U.S. President Joe Biden participates in the CNN Presidential Debate at the CNN Studios on June 27, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. President Biden and Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump are facing off in the first presidential debate of the 2024 campaign. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
By Sam Reynolds
Jul 1, 2024 at 2:11 p.m. UTC
Jul 1, 2024
AnalysisElection 2024Prediction MarketsPolymarket
MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)
Markets
Microstrategy
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)
By Sam Reynolds
Jun 28, 2024 at 6:09 a.m. UTC
Jun 28, 2024
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