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.

Sebastian Sinclair

Latest from Sebastian Sinclair


Markets

Hospitals Among the Latest to Suffer Ransomware Attacks: Report

The Eastern European-based hackers have made a practice of collecting their payments in bitcoin.

hospital

Markets

Hong Kong-Listed BC Group Receives $70M in New Funding

Funding will go towards IT and non IT-related expenses, including staff costs, marketing expenses and expansion into other markets.

Hong Kong

Markets

UK Financial Watchdog Warns That ICO Crypto Is a Clone Company

The firm was identified as using details of the legitimate company, Swiss Re Capital Markets.

The FCA's website.

Markets

Denmark's Century-Old Tax Code to Get Crypto Facelift: Report

The ministry cites a risk of fraud and an increased number of tax filing errors as the catalyst for cracking down on crypto tax evasion.

Christiansborg, palace and government building, the seat of parliament, in central Copenhagen, capital of Denmark.

Markets

Hardware Wallet Maker Ledger Gets $380M in Series C Funding Round

Funding will go towards furthering innovation of its hardware products and expanding its enterprise capabilities.

Ledger wallet

Markets

Developer of China's Blockchain-Based Service Network Gets $30M in Series A Funding

The funding will go towards bolstering BSN's team as well as expanding the firm's global market for its platform.

Beijing

Markets

New Bitstamp CCO to Guide Exchange Through 'Evolving Regulatory Landscape'

Thomas Hook, who has extensive risk and compliance experience, is charged with maintaining a dialogue with global regulators.

Thomas Cook

Markets

World's Largest Meat Company Pays $11M in Bitcoin Ransomware Attack

The attack on the world's largest meat producer bore similarities to one on Colonial Pipeline two weeks earlier.

The JBS Beef Production Facility in Greeley, Colo.

Markets

IRS Wants $32M in Funding to Enforce Crypto Taxation, Hire Contractors

The IRS has outlined different ways that $32.3 million in additional funding will bolster the agency's crypto tax collection efforts.

IRS

Markets

Major Law Enforcement Operation Busts 300 Crime Rings, Recovers Millions in Crypto

The operation used intelligence gathered from an encrypted service developed by the FBI and Australian police.

darji