Sebastian Sinclair

Sebastian Sinclair is the market and news reporter for CoinDesk operating in the South East Asia timezone. He has experience trading in the cryptocurrency markets, providing technical analysis and covering news developments affecting the movements on bitcoin and the industry as a whole. He currently holds no cryptocurrencies.

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Markets

Budweiser Buys Beer.eth Domain Name for 30 ETH, Rocket NFT for 8 ETH

Budweiser has changed its Twitter profile picture to that of a rocket designed by NFT platform Rocket Factory.

beer, budweiser

Markets

Solana's Apricot Finance Raises $4M in 'Party' Funding Round

Apricot said it intends to use its newly raised capital to support the rollout of its flagship services.

Apricots

Markets

Blockstream Raises $210M, Acquires Mining Chip Manufacturer Spondoolies

The Series B round values Adam Back's Bitcoin technology firm at $3.2 billion.

adam, back, blockstream

Markets

Stock and Crypto Investor Sign-Ups Jump 45% Year-on-Year Across Rural India: Report

The uptick in new user registrations is a 45% increase to 70 million when compared to the year prior, according to BSE stock exchange data.

India rural

Markets

Digital Yuan Used in China's Domestic Futures Market for First Time: Report

The interbank payment using the e-CNY afforded a zero cost, efficient and convenient payment option in real time, according to the report.

Beijing

Markets

Bitcoin Tops $50K for First Time in 3 Months

"The market continues to hover over the 200-day moving average with bulls still in play," Zerocap's Toby Chapple told CoinDesk.

Pixabay

Markets

Binance Hires Former Abu Dhabi Global Market Head as Singapore CEO

The move provides an opportunity to get ahead of the regulatory curve – a sore point for the exchange in recent weeks.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao

Markets

Taiwan's XREX Blockchain Firm Raises $17M in Funding Round Led by CDIB Capital

Funding will go toward expanding the firm's fiat currency portfolio, acquiring additional licenses and furthering partnerships.

Taipei, capital of Taiwan

Markets

Cardano Price Hits All-Time High, Overtakes Binance Coin as Third-Most Valuable Crypto

ADA's price is up a staggering 19% on the day and has unseated BNB as third-most valuable crypto by market cap.

Toy cars race winning

Markets

Bitcoin Jumps 6% Edging Above $47K on Strong Buyer Demand

Hourly spot volume across multiple exchanges clocked the highest point since Aug. 13.

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