Sam Reynolds

Sam Reynolds is a 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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Markets

Justin Sun Completes $100M USDC Transfer to Create Huobi Liquidity Fund

The fund was created in response to a rapid drop and then rebound of the HT token.

By Sam Reynolds

Mar 15, 2023 at 1:52 p.m. UTC

Mar 15, 2023

The High Roller in Las Vegas. (Photo by Brady Dale for CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Rises, Cryptos Savor FOMC Data

ALSO: Japanese gaming company Square Enix’s commitment to invest in Web3 initiatives is rare in a country in which regulations about anything that seems like gambling are daun...

By Sam Reynolds James Rubin

Jan 5, 2023 at 10:20 a.m. UTC

Jan 5, 2023

Business

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By Sam Reynolds Sam Ouimet Kyle Samani

Sep 1, 2022 at 8:14 p.m. UTC

Sep 1, 2022

Technology

Crypto Bridge Nomad Drained of Nearly $200M in Exploit

The exploit calls the security of cross-chain token bridges into question once again.

By Sam Reynolds Brady Dale

Aug 3, 2022 at 1:59 p.m. UTC

Aug 3, 2022

Markets

Colombia

Colombia's First Commercial Bank Will Let Users Transfer Money to Crypto Exchange

Banco de Bogotá will allow money transfers with crypto exchange Buda.com as part of a pilot program in August.

By Andrés Engler Sam Reynolds Kyle Samani

Jul 29, 2021 at 11:14 p.m. UTC

Jul 29, 2021

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Policy

Thailand

Why Security Token Offerings Are a Big Yawn in Parts of Asia

Security token offerings were supposed to be the next big blockchain-based investment vehicle. But investors in Thailand and Taiwan aren't so interested.

By Sam Reynolds

Feb 12, 2020 at 4:00 a.m. UTC

Feb 12, 2020

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