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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Token unlocks are usually bearish events, increasing a token's supply.(FLY:D/Unsplash)
OP, YGG Feeling Sell-Side Pressure as Unlocks Loom
DYDX also has a large release of tokens scheduled but is not experiencing the same pricing pressure.
Token unlocks are usually bearish events, increasing a token's supply.(FLY:D/Unsplash)
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Venezuela Looks to Tether to Bypass Sanctions: Reuters
Venezuela's state-run oil company started experimenting with Tether in 2023
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Columbia University President Minouche Shafik, left (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Polymarket Odds Say Columbia University President Will Keep Job
Continuing pro-Palestine protests won't lead to Minouche Shafik having a fate similar to Claudine Gay, who was recently forced to resign as Harvard's president, the prediction...
Columbia University President Minouche Shafik, left (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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Bitcoin Transaction Fees Come Crashing Down Post Halving
After the halving, fees spiked to $146 for a medium-priority transaction and $170 for a high-priority transaction.
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The Bitcoin Halving Is Here, and With It a Giant Surge in Transaction Fees
The launch of Casey Rodarmor's new Runes protocol sent fees surging as users rushed to etch new digital tokens that can be launched atop the Bitcoin blockchain.
Screenshot of livestreamed watch party hosted by Tone Vays (YouTube)
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Bitcoin Back Above $62K as Crypto Market Calms After Reports of Limited Damage From Israeli Attack
Iran's first strike on Israel pushed down crypto and risk assets, while leading to a spike in gold.
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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)
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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.
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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)