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

Thai SEC Backtracks on Unpopular Proposal for New Crypto Investor Qualifications

Thailand's SEC now says it didn't mean it when it proposed a $33,000 minimum annual income for new crypto traders.

Bangkok, Thailand

Finance

Dogecoin Bounds Onto 1,800 ATMs in the US

CoinFlip told CoinDesk DOGE has become a symbol of the small retail investor.

Doge dog in autumn

Markets

Bitcoin Briefly Climbs Back Above $50K for First Time in Six Days

The largest cryptocurrency continues to claw back ground after last week suffering its biggest loss since March 2020.

btcprice

Finance

Supercar Maker Mazzanti Cruises Into Crypto With Bitcoin Payments, Token Sale

Mazzanti's security tokens will provide a 50% revenue share in the sale of a special edition "hypercar," but so far interest has been limited.

Special edition Evantra Millecavalli R.

Markets

Bitcoin Bounces Back Above $47K Despite Bearish Chart Pattern

A bearish engulfing candle is just one signal among many market indicators and some analysts say the bull market is intact.

Bitcoin prices for the last 24 hours.

Markets

Bots Encouraged Buying of GameStop, Dogecoin in Meme Trading Craze: Report

Posts hyping the craze on social media revealed patterns of keywords and were timed at regular intervals, cybersecurity firm PiiQ Media said.

Twitter

Markets

Robinhood Average Monthly Crypto Sign-ups Jump to 3M Amid GameStop Saga

The platform says it has experienced a 1,400% increase in the average monthly user sign-ups this year compared to the previous year.

Robinhood

Markets

Kraken Negotiating New Capital Raise at Least a $10B Valuation: Report

The new funding could more than double the exchange's 2019 valuation of $4 billion to at least $10 billion.

Kraken CEO Jesse Powell

Finance

Digital Artwork Sells for Record-Breaking $6.6M in Ether on Winklevoss-Owned Marketplace

NFT marketplace Nifty Gateway said "history has just been made" with the record sale of the animated artwork created by Beeple.

Crossroad by digital NFT artist Beeple.

Markets

Bitcoin 'Too Volatile' to Be Global Medium of Exchange, Says Berkshire's Charlie Munger

The 97-year-old vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway said buying bitcoin is "the pursuit of the uneatable by the unspeakable."

Charles Munger, vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway