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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Policy

Robinhood CEO May Testify Before US House Committee Over GameStop Allegations

Vlad Tenev will likely appear before a U.S. virtual hearing as lawmakers investigate the firm's recent trading restrictions, a Politico report says.

U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Finance

Fine Wines Become First Tokenized Securities Under New Swiss Blockchain Law

In effect from today, Switzerland's new blockchain law allows Sygnum to freely issue tokenized assets, starting with investable wines.

wine bottles

Markets

US Man Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Charges Involving $13M in Bitcoin

During a 28-month period, Hugo Mejia illegally exchanged millions of dollars in bitcoin while attempting to hide his activity.

U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

Finance

MGM, Winklevoss Twins to Make Movie About Reddit's GameStop Investors Taking on Wall Street

MGM bought the movie rights to a book proposal on the short squeeze from best-selling author Ben Mezrich.

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss

Markets

First Mover: Elon Musk #Bitcoin Moment Adds to Dogecoin, GameStop Wackiness

The GameStop-galvanized "bear raid" by retail stock traders appears to have terrified Wall Street, but crypto-industry marketeers are salivating over the prospect of new customer leads and more demand.

Dogecoin has become a $6 billion meme. The breed behind the mooning digital token is the shiba inu. Pretty cute, right?

Markets

Portfolio App Blockfolio Adds Crypto, Stock Trading to Capitalize on GameStop Drama

The app offers trading of crypto assets as well as tokenized stocks listed on derivatives exchange FTX.

Blockfolio app

Markets

FTX Exchange Lists WallStreetBets Futures to Capitalize on Investing Movement

The futures contract is based on a basket of stocks being targeted by WallStreetBets and dogecoin.

WSB futures index

Markets

Dogecoin Becomes Most Mentioned Crypto on Twitter Ever as Price Soars

Tweet volume for the shiba inu-themed cryptocurrency surpassed previous records for bitcoin, according to TheTIE.

"Shibe," the dog made famous in the Doge meme that was popular in 2013.

Markets

Robinhood CEO: We Weren't 'Forced' to Limit Stock Buying Amid Reddit-Driven Surge

Robinhood's CEO said the platform's decision to halt buy orders on GME, NOK and AMC was based on a "technical and operational" one, not outside pressure.

Vald Tenev of Robinhood

Markets

First Mover: Crypto Gawks at GameStop, Sees Shades of Self

Digital-market traders found amusement in the GameStop saga. They also saw an opportunity for self-reflection. Here's what Niall Ferguson, Caitlin Long, Mati Greenspan and Jonathan Mohan said.

GameStop's 900% gain (and the wipeout of Wall Street shareholders) is the talk of financial markets from stocks to crypto.