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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Policy

Enjin Coin Becomes First Gaming Cryptocurrency Whitelisted for Use in Japan

ENJ has been given the official nod by the Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association, a self-regulatory body.

Tokyo street scene (Jezael Melgoza/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin's Price Must Pass $40K to Halt Exodus of Traders: JPMorgan Analysts

A bearish outlook may be triggered if bitcoin doesn't claw its way back over $40,000, the analysts said.

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Finance

India's Largest Crypto Exchange Launches User-Friendly App, Eyes 50M New Users

Aimed at appealing to crypto newcomers, CoinDCX Go allows users to trade smaller denominations of 14 of the industry's top assets.

Bandra-Worli Sea Link, Mumbai, India

Finance

Publisher of 'Infinite Fleet' Game Kicks Off Token Offering With $1M Tether Investment

The security token offering enables investors in select European countries to share in future profits, Exordium says.

Infinite Fleet artwork

Policy

Iran Reportedly Seizes 45K Bitcoin Mining Machines After Closure of Illegal Operations

The devices are said to have been consuming 95 megawatts per hour of electricity at a reduced rate.

Tehran, Iran

Markets

Offline Travel App Maps.Me Raises $50M in Funding Round Led by Alameda Research

The funding will go toward the launch of a multi-currency wallet.

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Markets

First Mover: Biden's $1.9T Plan Shows 'Blue Wave' Bitcoiners Saw Coming

The Federal Reserve might need to print money to help finance Biden's coronavirus relief proposal, to keep Treasury bond interest rates from climbing.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, speaking Thursday in a virtual chat hosted by the Princeton University Bendheim Center for Finance.

Finance

Ripple Tech to Power New Malaysia-Bangladesh Remittance Corridor

Malaysia's Mobile Money and Bangladesh's bKash will leverage RippleNet for wallet-to-wallet transactions.

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Policy

Liquidators of South African Bitcoin Trading Club Request Greater Probe Powers

Placed under provisional liquidation last month, Mirror Trading had claimed to be able to offer returns of 10% a month using bots to trade clients' bitcoin.

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Policy

EU Parliament Receives Petition Seeking to Establish Crypto Crime Victims' Fund

The petition asks the EU to take a tiny fee on crypto transactions to be pooled into a fund for victims of fraud and hacks.

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