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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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Mark Karpeles (left), Former CEO of Mt. Gox, talking to CoinDesk's Sam Reynolds at Korea Blockchain Week on Sept. 4. (Parikshit Mishra/CoinDesk)
Finance
Mt. gox
Mt. Gox Wouldn't Have Happened With Modern Tools, Mark Karpeles Says
As the former Mt. Gox CEO launches his new exchange and ‘Ungox’ venture, he reflects on what he wishes he could have done differently a decade ago.
Mark Karpeles (left), Former CEO of Mt. Gox, talking to CoinDesk's Sam Reynolds at Korea Blockchain Week on Sept. 4. (Parikshit Mishra/CoinDesk)
By Sam Reynolds
Sep 4, 2024 at 9:41 a.m. UTC
Sep 4, 2024
Mt. GoxCrypto ExchangeSouth KoreaMark Karpeles
CEO of BitGo Mike Belshe in a chair on-stage at Consensus 2023
Finance
Bitcoin
BitGo CEO Says Wrapped Bitcoin’s Critics Aren’t Being ‘Intellectually Honest’ About Their Concerns
The loudest critics of BitGo’s deal with Justin Sun-affiliated BiT Global also want to see their ‘number go up.’
CEO of BitGo Mike Belshe in a chair on-stage at Consensus 2023
By Sam Reynolds
Sep 3, 2024 at 1:01 p.m. UTC
Sep 3, 2024
BitcoinbtcTradingBitGoJustin Sun
(Pavel Durov interviewed by Tucker Carlson for his YouTube channel / Screenshot)
Markets
Telegram
Polymarket Bettors Miss Out on $270K Due to Pavel Durov's Early Release
Bettors were fairly sure the Telegram CEO would be released in September. His release on Wednesday tossed the market on its head.
(Pavel Durov interviewed by Tucker Carlson for his YouTube channel / Screenshot)
By Sam Reynolds
Aug 29, 2024 at 8:18 a.m. UTC
Aug 29, 2024
TelegramPavel DurovPolymarket
(Brands&People/Unsplash)
Markets
Ton
TON Back Online After Second Outage
TON says its core developer team is looking into why the DOGS token continues to crash the chain.
(Brands&People/Unsplash)
By Sam Reynolds
Aug 29, 2024 at 3:15 a.m. UTC
Aug 29, 2024
TONToncoinTelegramTelegram Open NetworkPavel Durov
Wall Street (Chenyu Guan/Unsplash)
Markets
Institutional adoption
Institutional Investors Continue to Increase Digital Asset Allocation: Economist Report
The report, commissioned by OKX, shows that a growing number of institutional investors are examining new digital asset products for their portfolio
Wall Street (Chenyu Guan/Unsplash)
By Sam Reynolds
Aug 28, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 28, 2024
Institutional AdoptionInstitutional InvestmentInstitutional InvestorsOKX
Horse race, gallop. (marcelkessler/Pixabay)
Markets
Toncoin
Toncoin Trims Losses, Beats Bitcoin and Ether, as TON Blockchain Comes Back Online
Toncoin's TON performed better than the CoinDesk 20 as the protocol announced its blockchain had restarted.
Horse race, gallop. (marcelkessler/Pixabay)
By Sam ReynoldsShaurya Malwa
Aug 28, 2024 at 6:54 a.m. UTC
Aug 28, 2024
ToncoinBitcoinEthercrypto marketliquidationHex Trust
(Priscilla Du Preez/Unsplash)
Markets
Ton
TON Resumes Block Production After Near Six Hour Outage
The network has gone to the DOGS as it struggles to catch up with the popularity of a new TON memcoin.
(Priscilla Du Preez/Unsplash)
By Sam Reynolds
Aug 28, 2024 at 2:00 a.m. UTC
Aug 28, 2024
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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov (TechCrunch Disrupt Europe/Creative Commons)
Markets
Polymarket
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Could Be Free by October: Polymarket Bettors
A press release from French prosecutors said he could be released Wednesday, but the market isn't confident he'll be out by then.
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov (TechCrunch Disrupt Europe/Creative Commons)
By Sam Reynolds
Aug 27, 2024 at 5:39 a.m. UTC
Aug 27, 2024
PolymarketPavel DurovTelegram
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Independent U.S. Presidential Candidate, speaks at Consensus 2024 by CoinDesk. (CoinDesk/Shutterstock/Suzanne Cordiero)
Markets
Election 2024
Did RFK Jr. Really 'Drop Out'? Polymarket Bettors Argue Over Contract Resolution
Also: Prediction market traders place bets on Telegram CEO's release from jail and on the spread of mpox.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Independent U.S. Presidential Candidate, speaks at Consensus 2024 by CoinDesk. (CoinDesk/Shutterstock/Suzanne Cordiero)
By Sam Reynolds
Aug 26, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 26, 2024
Election 2024RFK Jr.Pavel DurovPolymarketPrediction Markets
Artificial Intelligence. (Markus Winkler/Unsplash)
Markets
Trading
AI Tokens Lead Crypto Market Ahead of Nvidia Earnings, Bitcoin Under $64K
Analysts polled by FactSet are expecting Nvidia to hit earnings of 65 cents per share, up 141% year-over-year.
Artificial Intelligence. (Markus Winkler/Unsplash)
By Shaurya MalwaSam Reynolds
Aug 26, 2024 at 7:32 a.m. UTC
Aug 26, 2024
TradingMarketsAIBitcoinNvidia