Sam Reynolds

Sam Reynolds is a senior reporter based in Taipei. He has won the prestigious Gerald Loeb award in the breaking news category for CoinDesk's coverage of FTX's collapse. Prior to CoinDesk, he was a reporter with Blockworks and a semiconductor analyst with IDC. His recent articles have covered topics such as Bitcoin, Ether, and the crypto market in relation to geopolitical events like the Israeli attacks and economic sanctions on Venezuela.

Biography:  https://www.coindesk.com/author/sam-reynolds/

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The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

100%

Examples:

  • Sam Reynolds has not demonstrated any clear biases in their reporting.

Conflicts of Interest

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Examples:

  • Sam Reynolds previously worked as a reporter with Blockworks, a company that may have vested interests in reporting on the cryptocurrency industry.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • It is reported that PDVSA is using cryptocurrencies, specifically USDT, for crude oil and fuel exports despite new US sanctions.
  • The article states that PDVSA is using USDT to bypass sanctions while also committing to freezing addresses linked to OFAC-sanctioned entities.

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Recent Articles

Tether Freezes Wallets Linked to Venezuelan State-Run Oil Company PDVSA Amid Sanctions Evasion Allegations

Tether Freezes Wallets Linked to Venezuelan State-Run Oil Company PDVSA Amid Sanctions Evasion Allegations

Broke On: Tuesday, 23 April 2024 Tether freezes wallets linked to Venezuela's PDVSA for evading US sanctions using USDT. PDVSA reportedly used Tether since last year to bypass restrictions on oil industry transactions. Tether cooperates with OFAC, but previously refused to freeze wallets tied to Tornado Cash.