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

Bank of England Considering a Central Bank Digital Currency, Governor Says

The U.K.'s central bank is discussing the possibility of launching a digital currency, perhaps in several years.

The Bank of England

Markets

World Bank Investigates Smart Contracts as Financial Tools, With Mixed Results

The World Bank has looked at the benefits of smart contracts and found the blockchain instruments to be a "limited" financial tool.

world bank

Markets

Crypto 'Giveaway' Scams Continue to Flourish on YouTube

Cryptocurrency scams continue to appear on YouTube, misusing content from influential people in the space and stealing from the gullible.

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Policy

ING Joins Crypto Industry Body Working to Set Codes of Conduct

The banking group has joined crypto industry body Global Digital Finance to help develop best practices for custodial firms and wallets.

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Finance

Cryptocurrency Exchange Kraken Adds New Banking Option for US Users

Kraken's U.S. customers can now make wire transfers from their accounts at MDV Bank to fund purchases of cryptocurrency.

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Policy

Alleged Leader of OneCoin Ponzi Has Sentencing for Money Laundering Adjourned

Konstantin Ignatov has again had his sentencing date adjourned while he continues to cooperate with U.S. prosecutors.

Gavel

Finance

Binance Expands Reach With New Gateway for 15 Fiat Currencies

Binance users can keep their fiat funds with new partner Etana while buying and selling crypto assets on the exchange.

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Tech

With Chat Privacy Under Threat in US, Firm Develops '100% User-Controlled' Messaging

Unstoppable Domains is working to give users full control over their chat data with a new decentralized protocol.

U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. (lazyllama/Shutterstock)

Markets

Binance Acquires Crypto Debit Card Provider Swipe for Undisclosed Sum

Binance said Tuesday the acquisition of Swipe, which is already available in 31 countries, could significantly improve crypto adoption globally.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao

Markets

Block.One Co-Founder Brock Pierce Files to Run for US President

Brock Pierce has formally filed to run for President of the United States.

Blockchain Capital was co-founded by crypto entrepreneur Brock Pierce in partnership with Bart Stephens and Bradford Stephens in 2013. (Sebastiaan ter Burg/Flikr)