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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First Mover: Bitcoin Surges to New 2020 High as Harvest Debacle Provides Costly DeFi Lesson

This week's $24M exploit of DeFi platform Harvest shows risks as real as rewards in open-beta crypto markets, where investor protection is minimal.

Innovation takes priority over investor protection in the anything-goes market of decentralized finance, or DeFi.

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More Than Half of US Investors Interested in Bitcoin, Grayscale Survey Finds

A survey from Grayscale Investments suggests interest in bitcoin is on the rise, with the coronavirus being a driver of new investors.

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Kraken CEO Jesse Powell Issues Tough Critique of 'Reckless' DeFi Launches

"Stop f**king up your bulls**t DeFi scams and expecting exchanges to bail you out," Powell said.

Kraken CEO Jesse Powell

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Crypto Exchange Huobi Adds Direct Visa, Mastercard Payments

The exchange is making it simpler to pay for cryptocurrency with Visa and Mastercard with a direct service through a regulated subsidiary.

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First Mover: Bitcoin Steady Over $13K as JPMorgan Has Eureka! Moment

Bitcoin traders can be forgiven for gloating over JPMorgan's sudden pronouncement that the largest cryptocurrency has considerable long-term upside.

JPMorgan's analysts have arrived at the Eureka! moment where they're comparing bitcoin with gold.

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Tether Froze $300K of Stablecoin Hacked After Victims Left Wallet Keys in Evernote

The U.S. government is pursuing a civil forfeiture claim on the more than 300,000 units of the tether (USDT) cryptocurrency said to have been stolen earlier this year.

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First Mover: As Bitcoin Tops $13K, Analyst Explains How Blockchain Gives Clues on Next Move

Chainalysis Chief Economist Philip Gradwell tips his five favorite blockchain data points for analyzing cryptocurrency markets.

Bitcoiners are celebrating the largest cryptocurrency's longest winning streak in six months.

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BitMEX Delves Deeper Into DeFi With New Futures Listings

BitMEX is soon to offer futures contracts for DeFi project yearn.finance (YFI), Polkadot (DOT) and Binance coin (BNB).

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Chinese Authorities Crack Down on Gambling Sites Using Tether Stablecoin

Chinese authorities have arrested 77 individuals and shuttered gambling sites using the dollar-pegged tether (USDT) cryptocurrency.

Tether. (CoinDesk archive)

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Grayscale Added $300M in Digital Assets to Its Portfolio During the Last Day

Grayscale Investments bought $300 million more in cryptocurrencies over the last 24 hours.

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