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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First Mover: Collapsing Bitcoin Futures Premium Offers Glimpse of New Digital Money Market

Dollar-linked "stablecoins" are being used in exotic cryptocurrency trades, similar to the way money markets serve as liquidity on Wall Street.

Dollar-linked "stablecoins" provide the liquidity to fund exotic cryptocurrency trades. (Waterfall at Mont-Dore by Achille-Etna Michallon, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art archives, modified by CoinDesk)

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Binance Launches DeFi Staking With Cryptos Kava and Dai

Users of crypto exchange Binance can now earn interest on dai and Kava as the exchange's decentralized finance (DeFi) staking platform goes live.

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First Mover: Money Legos Turn 'Exuberant' as Chainlink Stripped of 'DeFi'

This year's growth in the cryptocurrency subsector DeFi has been so remarkable that some analysts are now calling the phenomenon "exuberant."

Exuberant dancers. (Christy Gallois/Flickr Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

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Crypto Exchange LGO Integrates With Fireblocks to Speed Up Trading Times

LGO says its partnership with Fireblocks will speed up slow deposit times – an opportunity cost for crypto exchange users.

Hugo Renaudin, CEO of LGO Markets. (Anna Baydakova/CoinDesk)

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First Mover: Bitcoin Passes $12K, Dollar Worries Grow, OMG Jumps, Portnoy's Orchid #Pump

Bitcoin rises, Warren Buffett buys a gold miner, Wall Street dollars worry grow, OMG's price jumps, Orchid gets #pump tweet, Ethereum Classic's possible delisting.

(Images Money/Flickr Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

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Game Show Winner Loses $39K in Bitcoin Facebook Scam

A former winner of Deal or No Deal has lost nearly $40,000 after a bitcoin investment company turned out to be a Facebook scam.

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Binance Charity Pledges $20K to Beirut Explosion Relief Efforts

Binance's charity arm is donating $20,000 to the victims of an explosion that rocked Lebanon's capital earlier this month.

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Huobi Launches Consortium of DeFi Providers and Platforms With MakerDAO, Compound

Huobi has launched a new consortium with MakerDAO and Compound to promote decentralized finance.

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First Mover: Litecoin and Mimblewimble, Ether Futures, Chainlink, Curve

Litecoin's Mimblewimble upgrade sparks optimism, Ether futures hit records, Chainlink developers take profits.

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ING Bank, Rolls Royce Join Alliance to Promote Blockchain Education

Both Rolls Royce and ING Bank have signed on to an industry body that supports student developers interested in building their own blockchain projects.

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