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

Facebook's Calibra Rebrands to Novi, Details Wallet Tie-Up With WhatsApp

In the run-up to launch, libra's digital wallet subsidiary has been given a new look and a new name: Novi, which means "new way."

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Markets

Thailand Turns to Blockchain to Boost Renewable Energy Push

A Thailand public-private joint venture has inked a deal with blockchain startup Power Ledger to encourage renewables trading and uptake.

Bangkok, Thailand

Finance

Indian Crypto Exchange CoinDCX Raises $2.5M From Polychain Capital, Coinbase Ventures

India's largest crypto exchange, CoinDCX, has secured a $2.5 million strategic investment led by Polychain Capital with support from Coinbase Ventures.

Mumbai, India.

Finance

Tokensoft Distributes $4M in Equity to Investors Using Ethereum Blockchain

Investors in Tokensoft's $4 million series seed round received a digital form of their equity using Ethereum.

Tokensoft CEO Mason Borda

Markets

Blockchain E-Sports TV App to Ship on Samsung S20 Phones in US

THETA.tv will soon be available on Samsung's flagship Galaxy S20 smartphones shipped to the U.S.

gaming e-sports

Markets

Aeternity Blockchain Launches P2P Content Tipping Project 'Superhero'

Superhero lets users increase exposure to their content and receive tips without sharing personal data.

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Markets

Team Behind Bitcoin-Backed Ethereum Token tBTC Explains Shutdown

A bug in tBTC meant the dapp couldn't tell different bitcoin addresses apart, the team has disclosed.

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Policy

Nvidia Disguised $1B in 'Fickle' Crypto Mining Sales as Gaming Revenue, Lawsuit Claims

An amended lawsuit accuses the chip maker of concealing $1 billion in graphics processing unit sales to crypto miners to downplay risk to long-term profits.

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Markets

EU Supercomputers Hijacked From COVID-19 Research to Mine Cryptocurrency

A number of supercomputers programmed to search for a vaccine for the coronavirus were remotely hijacked last week using stolen credentials.

Vaccine

Policy

Australian Woman Charged With Unlawfully Exchanging Over $3M in Crypto

The woman is believed to be involved in a crypto money-laundering syndicate, according to a report.

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