Sebastian Sinclair

Reporter

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.

Latest from Sebastian Sinclair

Markets

Grayscale's Crypto Assets Under Management Break $10B

Price appreciation in all cryptocurrencies this month is a factor behind the growth, but so are inflows.

Nov 18, 2020

Policy

Western Union Suspends US Dollar Transfers to Cuba

The move follows the latest sanction from the Trump administration.

Nov 17, 2020

Finance

Twitter Hires Noted Hacker as Head of Security Months After Bitcoin Scam

Twitter has hired Peiter Zatko, a prominent white-hat hacker going by the handle "Mudge," to help prevent future security breaches.

Nov 17, 2020

Joseph O’Conner was accused of participating in a Twitter cryptocurrency scam.

Markets

First Mover: Vaccine Won't Come Fast Enough to Avoid More Stimulus

A rise in coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths could dent consumer confidence and retailer revenue during the crucial holiday shopping season.

Nov 16, 2020

A third wave of the coronavirus could spell more trouble for ailing retailers as consumer confidence sinks.

Finance

Microsoft Marketing Exec Joins Blockchain Gaming Platform Enjin to Lead Enterprise Push

Enjin is aiming to widen its enterprise focus with its latest hire hailing from over 20 years at tech giant Microsoft.

Nov 16, 2020

Finance

Fidelity's Crypto Arm Responds to 6 Common Bitcoin Criticisms

Fidelity Digital Assets has responded to some of bitcoin's most frequent criticisms citing heightened interest in the cryptocurrency.

Nov 16, 2020

Markets

Citibank Analyst Says Bitcoin Could Pass $300K by December 2021

A senior executive at U.S. financial giant Citibank has released an internal report drawing on similarities to the 1970s gold market and bitcoin.

Nov 16, 2020

Markets

First Mover: Why the Fed Cares About Remote Working – And What It Means for Bitcoin

The potential economic impact of a shift to widespread remote working is a matter of risk management: Authorities should be mapping out scenarios.

Nov 13, 2020

Even central bankers are working remotely these days – and having perfectly robust discussions of everything from the economy to stimulus to central bank digital currencies to telework.

Tech

Algorand-Linked Axelar Raises $3.75M in Seed Funding to Help Blockchains Communicate

Axelar is a decentralized protocol designed by the founding members of Algorand to make it easier for dapps to work across blockchains.

Nov 13, 2020

Finance

Payments Provider BitPay Rolls Out Cryptocurrency Payroll Service

With the launch, BitPay now provides an alternative to crypto payroll services such as BitWage.

Nov 13, 2020