Sam Reynolds

Sam Reynolds is a senior reporter based in Asia. 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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Binance Pool Starts $500 Million Fund to Support Bitcoin Mining

The entity is the latest to join the growing ranks of alternative lenders looking to provide capital to the distressed mining industry.

(Midjourney/CoinDesk)

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Binance Pool inicia fundo de US$ 500 milhões para apoiar mineração de Bitcoin

A entidade é a mais recente a juntar-se às fileiras crescentes de credores alternativos que procuram fornecer capital à indústria mineira em dificuldades.

(Midjourney/CoinDesk)

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Binance Pool avvia un fondo da 500 milioni di dollari per supportare il mining Bitcoin

L’entità è l’ultima ad unirsi alla crescente schiera di finanziatori alternativi che cercano di fornire capitale al settore minerario in difficoltà.

(Midjourney/CoinDesk)

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Digital Asset Bank Custodia Files Petition in US Court Over BNY Mellon's Crypto Approval

Custodia alleges the Kansas City Federal Reserve Board of Governors showed favoritism over approval delays, while giving BNY Mellon a green light to engage in crypto custody.

Custodia Bank CEO Caitlin Long (CoinDesk TV)

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First Mover Asia: How Many Metaverse Users Are There? The Figures Are Debatable and Discouraging

Decentraland and Meta’s Horizon Worlds, among others, say they’re popular, but a deep dive into user data indicates they’ve yet to catch on; Bitcoin trades up slightly as inflation report nears.

The lonely landscape of Decentraland. (decentraland.org)

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Mango Markets Exploiter Provides Ultimatum: ‘Repay Bad Debt’

Hacker proposes to send back stolen MSOL, SOL and MNGO if Mango Markets promises to pay back bad debt using USDC available in its treasury.

(Towfiqu Barbhuiya/Unsplash)

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Former CEO of Bankrupt Crypto Lender Celsius Cashes Out $960K in CEL, USDC, Data Shows

Data show that Alex Mashinsky, who resigned as Celsius’ CEO on Sept. 27, continues to move crypto out of wallets while withdrawals are suspended for customers.

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk archives)

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Coinbase Gets Singapore Digital Payment Token License

Coinbase joins Crypto.com and DBS Vickers as major institutions with a DPT license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong. (CoinDesk)

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First Mover Asia: Influencer Logan Paul’s ‘Bumblebee’ NFT Is Worth More Than $10; Bitcoin Dips Late but Remains Over $19K

The YouTube star has lost money on the NFT but not as much as some observers were saying. Valuations remain subjective even as the market has plummeted.

Logan Paul Tweet/Twitter Bumblebee NFT Purchase (Twitter.com/@LoganPaul)

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BNB Smart Chain Resumes Operations After $100M Exploit

A tweet from the official BNB chain Twitter account indicates the chain is back in operation after pushing out a software update to freeze hackers' accounts.

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