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

Bitcoin Breaks Below $50K as Market Sell-Off Continues

Bitcoin's price fell about $4,300 in the last 24 hours.

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Markets

Ripple's Chris Larsen Says Bitcoin Should Move Away From Proof-of-Work

Larsen said PoW is a massive drain on power consumption and a "growing source" of CO2 emissions.

Ripple Executive Chairman Chris Larsen (Ripple)

Markets

Ark Investment Management Increases Coinbase Holdings to 1.5M Shares

Three ARK funds also sold a combined 233,147 shares in Nvidia worth around $13.4 million.

Cathie Wood, CEO of Ark Investment Management

Markets

BitMEX to Offer Custody, Spot Trading to Expand Beyond Crypto Derivatives

Derivatives are to remain at "the heart" of BitMEX's business, however.

BitMEX

Markets

Anonymous Dogecoin Donor Pays Adoption Fees at Florida Dog Shelter

The anonymous donor signed her donation using the name "Doge community."

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Markets

US House Passes Bill to Require Financial Regulators to Set Up Digital Assets Working Group

The Eliminate Barriers to Innovation Act of 2021 seeks to establish a digital asset working group with representatives from the SEC and CFTC.

U.S. House of Representatives

Markets

Digital Assets Firm Taurus to Launch Securities Marketplace After Getting Swiss License

Switzerland's financial regulator has greenlighted Taurus' digital securities platform and is now expected to launch next month.

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PBoC Softens Tone Toward Bitcoin, Stablecoins, Calling Them 'Alternative Investment'

The deputy governor said bitcoin and stablecoins were investment options and not currency during the Boao Forum on Sunday.

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Turkey to Ban the Use of Crypto for Payments; Bitcoin Falls

The measure, to go into effect April 30, comes as the use of crypto had risen due to a plunge in the price of the lira.

Istanbul, Turkey image via Sabino Parente/Shutterstock

Markets

Major Australian Fintech Firm May Offer Crypto Trading: Report

Zip's co-founder did not specify when the offering would launch or whether services for stocks would be released before cryptocurrency.

Sydney, Australia