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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Bitcoin Trending Down After Earlier Gains

Intraday volume for the world's oldest cryptocurrency remains considerably lower than weeks past.

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Another Bitcoin Investor Sues T-Mobile Over SIM Swap Attack

This isn't the first time T-Mobile has faced litigation over its alleged breach in its duty of care over customer data.

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Las Vegas Strip Club Now Accepts Bitcoin Payments Over the Lightning Network

The club is accepting bitcoin payments only for bottle service, but plans to expand transactions to food, admission and tips.

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4 Arrested in Japan for Allegedly Cheating $54M From Thousands of Investors: Report

Investors say the men ran a crypto scheme known as the "Oz Project," which purported to automatically trade through the use of AI.

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Paraguay Proposed Bitcoin Law Includes Crypto Registration: Report

The bill reportedly seeks to regulate ownership and registration of crypto as well as crypto mining operations.

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Visa Approves Australian Startup to Issue Debit Cards for Spending Bitcoin

The move by Visa to allow the issuance captures the growing interest in cryptocurrencies for Australia's economic market.

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DeFi Startup Optimism Launches Alpha of Its Uniswap Layer-Two Solution

Transaction capacity on Optimistic Ethereum should be on par with that of the base layer but will be confirmed instantly, the startup said.

DeFiance Capital's Arthur Cheong is raising a new liquid venture capital fund.

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Crypto Trading of Derivatives in June Surpass Spot for First Time This Year

While volume was down across both sectors, monthly derivatives volume exceeded spot for the first time this year.

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Australian Government Grants $4.1M to 2 Blockchain Pilot Projects

Funding of AU$5.6 million has gone to blockchain provenance startup Everledger and tech consultancy Convergence.Tech.

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US Financial Giant Capital Group Buys 12% Stake in Bitcoin-Exposed MicroStrategy

The purchase provides the firm with indirect exposure to MicroStrategy's more than 105,000 bitcoin reserves.

MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor