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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Mercati

First Mover: 11 Election Talking Points on Bitcoin as TRUMP Futures Point to Loss

From a look back to bitcoin's price reaction in November 2016 to the ramifications of a "blue wave" (or red), here's how to play the election.

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Mercati

HSBC Carries Out Bangladesh's First Blockchain Letter-of-Credit Transaction

HSBC said the transaction over the Contour trade finance blockchain platform slashed the time normally taken to process letters of credit.

hsbc

Finanza

Ripple Joins Business Alliance Advocating 'Safe and Accessible' US Election

Blockchain startup Ripple has joined an alliance of almost 1,000 major U.S. companies calling for a calm and fair election.

vote, election

Mercati

Hong Kong's Securities Watchdog May Soon Regulate All Crypto Trading Platforms

Hong Kong's government is set to change the rules for cryptocurrency firms operating within the city jurisdiction, according to remarks made Tuesday.

Hong Kong

Finanza

Paxful to Roll Out Crypto Debit Card for US Customers

The peer-to-peer digital asset marketplace is launching a Visa card, starting in the U.S. market.

Visa card

Mercati

First Mover: Bitcoin Retreats Before US Election After Dominating Crypto in October

Bitcoin had an unusually bullish October, with a 29% gain that led the monthly performance ranking of digital assets in the CoinDesk 20.

Bitcoin broke away from the competition in October, with a 29% gain.

Politiche

PBoC Governor Says 'Successful' Digital Yuan Trials Have Transacted $299M

The governor of the People's Bank of China praised recent tests of the digital yuan at the Hong Kong Fintech Week conference on Monday.

Yi Gang, governor of the People's Bank of China

Mercati

FTX Raises 'TRUMP' Futures Margins as Price Suggests Lower Expectations of Election Win

FTX said the price of one TRUMP contract roughly equals the president's expected chances of reelection.

U.S. President Donald Trump

Tecnologie

Blockchain Firm Figment Raises $2.5M in Funding Round Led by Bonfire Ventures

Figment said the latest round will enable it to continue developing its blockchain staking, governance and developer tools.

Ethereum's London hard fork will burn ether to reduce supply.

Mercati

First Mover: Bitcoin Falls as COVID-19 Surges, ECB's Lagarde Steps Up, US GDP Hits 33%

The enthusiasm jolt from bitcoin's ascent toward $14K ran into realism, and options traders see low probabilities of a new price record this year.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde.