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

Riccardo ‘Fluffypony’ Spagni Released by US Court, ‘Actively Working’ on Return to South Africa

The release frees Spagni, at least temporarily, while he attempts to “address this matter” and put it behind him “once and for all.”

Riccardo Spagni, aka "Fluffypony"

Finance

Binance to End Crypto Derivatives in Australia by December

Existing Australian users have 90 days to close their positions on options, futures and leveraged tokens.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao. (Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Policy

El Salvador Watchdog to Investigate Government Bitcoin Purchases, ATMs

The Court of Accounts received a complaint on Sept. 10 from the regional human rights and transparency organization Cristosal.

San Salvador, El Salvador (Mauricio Cuéllar/Unsplash)

Policy

Organismo de control de El Salvador investigará las compras de bitcoin y cajeros automáticos

El Tribunal de Cuentas recibió el 10 de septiembre una denuncia de la organización regional de derechos humanos y transparencia Cristosal.

San Salvador, El Salvador (Mauricio Cuéllar/Unsplash)

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Finance

Bybit to End Korean Language Support on Official Platforms, Social Media

The exchange also said it is discontinuing its official Korean community support on social media channels.

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Policy

Anti-Bitcoin Demonstrations Rage in El Salvador During Nation’s Independence Day

Protesters set fire to a bitcoin ATM and marched through the streets of the capital San Salvador.

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Finance

Scaramucci of SkyBridge Capital Raises $100M for Algorand Fund, to Manage Crypto ETF Portfolio

SkyBridge will be responsible for the selection and monitoring of the securities in the fund’s investment portfolios.

Financier Anthony Scaramucci. (Cole Burston/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Top Australian Crypto Exchanges Say They Aren’t Threatened by the Bigger Players

While total app downloads across both iOS and Google platforms show a rise in popularity among outside players, local incumbents remain unfazed.

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Policy

BitMEX’s First Employee Agrees to Be Extradited to US to Face Money Laundering Charges

Gregory Dwyer, BitMEX’s first employee, has consented to be sent to the U.S., pending Bermuda’s approval.

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