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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Policy

Sri Lanka Government Forms Panel to Study Digital Banking, Blockchain for Attracting Investment

Anti-money laundering, terrorism financing and Know-Your-Customer processes will also fall under the committee’s study mandate.

Lotus Tower, Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Christoph Theisinger on Unsplash)

Finance

Pro-Crypto Senator Lummis Discloses Bitcoin Purchase Worth Up to $100K

Lummis executed her latest purchase on Aug. 16 from the brokerage firm River Financial, according to a filing on Thursday.

Sen. Cynthia Lummis helped draft an amendment to a controversial tax provision in the infrastructure bill.

Finance

One of Germany’s Oldest Banks Taps Fireblocks to Custody Customers’ Crypto

The bank will leverage Fireblocks’ custody technology in a bid to expand crypto services.

Fireblocks co-founders (left to right) Idan Ofrat, Michael Shaulov, Pavel Berengoltz (Fireblocks)

Policy

FSB Says Adoption of Global Stablecoin Regulations Shows ‘Gaps’ and ‘Fragmentation’

The international body said last year’s recommendations on global stablecoin regulation were still at an “early stage.”

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Finance

Swiss FlowBank to Open Crypto ‘Gateways’ Following $11.8M Investment from CoinShares

The Nasdaq-listed digital asset manager said it was offering its expertise for the bank to start building atop its technology stack.

CoinShares CEO Jean-Marie Mognetti

Policy

A16z Recommends US Regulate Crypto With Decentralization in Mind

The venture capital firm makes four proposals to Congress.

Sen. Pat Toomey (R.-Pa.) (Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Finance

Binance Registers 3 More Firms in Ireland as Crypto Regulation Heats Up

The move follows mounting pressure on the exchange from regulators around the world.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao. (Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Hong Kong Monetary Authority Releases CBDC White Paper to Study Prospect of e-HKD

The city’s de facto central bank said its publication is the “first among similar papers” published by central banks to detail transaction traceability while preserving privacy.

(Jerome Favre/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto Custodian Hex Trust Raises $10M in Latest Investment Round Led by Animoca Brands

The capital will go toward expansion efforts, security and market infrastructure of the Hex Safe custodial platform.

(Giovanni C. Garnica on Unsplash)