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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Finance

Crypto Exchange Gate.io Launches $100M Fund to Invest in Early-Stage Projects

Main investment areas will be technical and financial infrastructure, ecosystems and applications.

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Finance

Australia’s Zip Co Unveils Crypto Road Map During Retail Investor Day

Zip will allow its U.S. merchants to accept bitcoin as payment for goods and services.

Sydney's harbor (Dan Freeman/Unsplash)

Finance

Consulting Firm EY to Work With Polygon on Ethereum Scaling

The company said the move will enable a future transition to public networks that are less risky and more efficient.

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Markets

South Korea’s Registration Deadline for Crypto Exchanges Could Erase $2.6B in Assets: FT

The shutdown of two-thirds of the country’s smaller exchanges could also eliminate 42 so-called kimchi coins, according to one expert.

Seoul's skyline (Mathew Schwartz/Unsplash)

Finance

Former Ripple Execs to Launch Micropayments Platform to Tackle Transaction Fees

The pingNpay platform will use local currency-backed stablecoins to power microtransactions at a fraction of the cost of typical debit card-based payments.

(pingNpay/Twitter)

Tech

Cardano Gains Smart Contract Capability Following ‘Alonzo’ Hard Fork

The latest upgrade ushers in an era of smart contract composability for the four-year-old network.

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Markets

Bitcoin Coasts Long-Term Moving Average as Investor Holdings Increase

The bullish market structure remains intact for the short-term, according to some.

Road to Uzés, France. (Simon Rae/Unsplash)

Policy

Australian Crypto and Remittance Businesses Face ‘Debanking,’ Senate Committee Hears

Australian banks stand accused of engaging in “anti-competitive” behavior by denying their services to local crypto businesses.

Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Johnny Bhalla on Unsplash)

Finance

Eden Network Raises $17.4M to Shield Ethereum Users From Malicious Miners

The seed funding round will help the project fight the menace of MEV.

Iguazu Falls, Argentina. (Julia Caesar/Unsplash)

Finance

Blockstream to Pilot Renewable Bitcoin Mining Facility With Australia’s Macquarie Group

The bitcoin company said it has ambitions to scale to new sites as infrastructure is further developed. The first site will be in the U.S.

Macquarie Group building in Sydney, Australia. (Ian Waldie/Bloomberg via Getty Images)