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

Bitcoin Closing on Daily Golden Cross That Could Bring Boost to 2020 Price Rally

Bitcoin is closing on a bullish chart pattern not seen in almost 10 months.

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Markets

Bitcoin Price Hits 5-Month High Above $10,350

Bitcoin’s price is trending solidly back above the five-digit figure mark.

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Finance

Chinese Insurers Tap Blockchain to Speed Coronavirus Payouts

Blockchain tech is reported to be speeding insurance claims processing amid the coronavirus outbreak.

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Policy

Australian Government Eyes Business Benefits in New National Blockchain Roadmap

The Australian government has unveiled a new push for blockchain innovation in an updated national roadmap released Friday.

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Markets

New Central Bank Group to Discuss Digital Currency Benefits at April Meeting: Report

The heads of six major central banks will hold their first meeting in April on potentially developing their own digital currencies, Nikkei says.

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Markets

Bitcoin Rises Above $9,700 to Reach Highest Point in 3 Months

Bitcoin has reached its highest point in over 3 months, above $9,700.

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Markets

Binance Now Lets Users Borrow Against Crypto Holdings to Fund Futures Trades

The Binance exchange has added a feature allowing users put up their crypto holdings as collateral to fund futures trading.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao

Finance

Pantera, Square Join $14M Series A for Real-Time Payments Startup Transparent

The Seattle-based Transparent sets out to bring real-time settlement to financial infrastructure through a cryptographically secured, distributed payment network.

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Markets

Winklevoss Twins' Crypto Exchange Adds TradingView Integration

Gemini users can now execute trades directly through the TradingView interface.

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss of the Gemini crypto exchange.

Markets

Gartner Research: Smart Contract Adoption to Increase Data Quality by 50% Over 3 Years

Research conducted by Gartner is predicting a 50% increase in overall data quality by 2023 for all businesses and organizations using blockchain smart contracts.

Research conducted by Gartner is predicting a 50 percent increase in overall data quality by 2023