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

North America's First Bitcoin ETF Hits $165M Trade Volume in First Day: Report

The Canadian fund has experienced a flurry of demand but in the U.S. a bitcoin ETF is an unrealized desire.

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Markets

BNB Gains 45% in 24 Hours as PancakeSwap ‘Flippens’ Uniswap Volume

The exchange's native token is up 45% and trading around $265.

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Markets

KPMG, BitGo, Coin Metrics Launch New Offering to Drive Institutional Adoption

One of the "big four" professional services firms has launched a product suite with two other cryptocurrency firms with an eye on serving institutional demand in crypto.

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Finance

Chinese Retailer Goes From Bubble Tea to Crypto Mining in Unlikely Pivot

Urban Tea has hired two more executives ahead of its expansion into cryptocurrency mining.

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Markets

Robinhood to Allow Deposits, Withdrawals for Cryptos Including Dogecoin

Currently, users of the popular trading app can only buy and sell cryptocurrencies within their Robinhood accounts.

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Markets

Coinbase Hires Former Stripe Exec as Chief Compliance Officer

Melissa Strait will take charge of Coinbase's compliance initiatives ahead of its planned public listing.

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Markets

World's Oldest Central Bank Extends Digital Currency Test Till 2022

Sweden's Riksbank said it would continue work with Accenture on a potential e-krona digital currency until next year.

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Markets

Head of St Louis Fed Says Bitcoin Not a Challenge to US Dollar's Global Dominance

James Bullard also likened bitcoin to gold as a safe-haven asset.

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Tech

Unstoppable Domains Brings .Crypto Addresses Directly to Web Browsers

The new service means web users can directly access decentralized websites form any browser.

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Policy

Australia's Blockchain Ecosystem Needs More Support From Regulators, Says Industry Body

Blockchain Australia CEO Steve Vallas believes the country is "well placed" when it comes to blockchain, but financial regulators need to take a more active role.

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