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

Dogecoin Hits New All-Time High After eToro, Gemini Listings

Multi-asset brokerage eToro announced support for the cryptocurrency Monday.

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Markets

Coinbase Expands Support for Tether Stablecoin

After adding the stablecoin to its Pro platform, Coinbase says USDT is now available for general users.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong speaks at CoinDesk's Consensus 2019.

Markets

Zambia's Largest Land Titling Project Gets Blockchain Backing by Medici Land Governance

"This program has the overall objective of ensuring security of tenure for our people," said Hon. Jean Kapata, Minister of Lands and Resources.

Lake Kariba Inns, Zambia

Markets

Ex Florida Tax Collector Offered Roger Stone Bitcoin in Hopes of a Trump Pardon

"If I get you $250K in bitcoin would that help?" Joel Greenberg reportedly asked.

congress

Markets

Fed's Powell Says Market, as Exemplified by Dogecoin, Is 'a Bit Frothy'

"You are seeing things in the capital markets that are a bit frothy, that's a fact," said Powell. "I won't say it has nothing to do with monetary policy."

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell

Markets

US Man Pleads Guilty to SIM-Swap Attacks Targeting High-Profile Crypto Accounts

Eric Meiggs focused his attacks on those he considered original gangsters of crypto social media.

Department of Justice

Markets

US Will Not Race China to Develop a CBDC: Fed Chairman Powell

The U.S. is biding its time to see whether a CBDC was something that would be a "good thing for the people," Powell said Wednesday.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell

Markets

Malaysian Delivery App Bungkusit to Use Blockchain to Avoid Customer Disputes

A delivery photo, as well as other details such as the order, location and drop off are recorded and stored on a blockchain.

Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Markets

Coinbase Pro Delays Rollout of Tether Trading Citing API Issues

Coinbase has said it is continuing to work on the back end while it resolves the issue.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong

Markets

BitMEX Launches Program to Reward Partners, Drive Platform Traffic

The program is an attempt to spur new user growth and reinvent the platform's image.

BitMEX