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

Coinbase Valuation Nears $100B Ahead of March Nasdaq Listing: Bloomberg

Coinbase's offering will become the first large-scale direct listing on the Nasdaq, an alternative to an IPO.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong

Finance

'Foolish' to Invest in High-End GPUs for Crypto Mining, Says Research Firm Head

Jon Peddie Research cited two reasons it believes high-end GPUs aren't worth the investment for ether miners.

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Finance

Atari Partners on Crypto Casino in Ethereum-Based Virtual World

The Atari-branded casino will be built in a gaming district within Decentraland's metaverse.

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Markets

Nyan Dogecoin NFT Fetches $69K in ETH

A GIF cat with a DOGE body sold Thursday for 45 ETH.

A still of the Nyan Dogecoin GIF that sold for 45 ETH.

Policy

Ripple's Chris Larsen Files Motion to Dismiss SEC Case Over XRP Sales

Larsen's lawyers say the SEC has failed to show he knowingly committed any wrongdoing.

Ripple Executive Chairman Chris Larsen (Ripple)

Markets

Associated Press Auctions NFT in Spirit of 2020 US Election

The NFT's artwork depicts the electoral college map as it might be seen from space using AP's election data.

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Markets

Kraken CEO Says He'd Only Want to Go Public at a Valuation Above $10B

"We are certainly on track, though $10 billion dollars is a low valuation," said Powell. "I wouldn't be interested in issuing shares at that price."

Kraken co-founder and CEO Jesse Powell

Markets

Enjin to Tackle Soaring Gas Fees, Scaling With New Blockchain Products

Dubbed JumpNet and Efinity, the company says its two scaling solutions will increase support for NFTs while removing Ethereum's expensive gas fees from the equation.

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Policy

Kentucky Lawmakers Approve House Bill Providing Tax Break for Crypto Miners

The bill, aimed to encourage the crypto mining industry in the state, now goes to the upper house for review.

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Policy

Warren Says Yellen Left No Room for Ambiguity in 'Speculative' Bitcoin Comments

Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren backed recent comments from Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen during an interview with CNBC on Tuesday.

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