Krisztian Sandor

Krisztian Sandor is a U.S. markets reporter focusing on stablecoins, tokenization, real-world assets. He graduated from New York University's business and economic reporting program before joining CoinDesk. He holds BTC, SOL and ETH.

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Finance

JPMorgan files to launch new tokenized fund as Wall Street tokenization race heats up

The global banking giant is expanding its tokenized money market lineup, following BlackRock's similar move just a few days ago.

Kara Kennedy, global head of Market Development,

Markets

Live markets: Bitcoin climbs back to $80,800 as U.S. stocks bounce into the close

Inflation rose to a three-year high in April, according to this morning's Consumer Price Index report.

Poor inflation data hits markets (Getty Images)

Finance

Elliptic raises $120 million backed by Nasdaq, Deutsche Bank as AI reshapes crypto security

The crypto analytics firm plans to expand its AI-powered monitoring tools as stablecoins and tokenized finance grow rapidly, CEO Simone Maini said.

Elliptic CEO Simone Maini (Elliptic)

Finance

'I don’t think that’s crazy': Here is why Circle is betting on new $3 billion blockchain

The USDC stablecoin issuer is betting Arc can become Wall Street’s blockchain rail for payments and tokenized finance, though analysts still see it as speculative.

Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle (CoinDesk)

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Finance

Tom Lee's Bitmine slows down ether purchases after already buying 1 million tokens this year

The firm bought roughly 26,000 ether last week, a sharp decline from the average of the previous weeks' 100,000.

Tom Lee, chairman of Bitmine and cofounder of Fundstrat, speaking at Consensus 2026 in Miami (CoinDesk)

Finance

BlackRock deepens tokenization push with new onchain fund offerings

The world's largest asset manager filed paperwork to expand its tokenized fund lineup as real-world assets grow 200% year over year.

Blackrock logo on a building

Markets

Coinbase rebounds as altcoins surge with bitcoin holding above $80,000

Tokenization and digital asset-infrastructure stocks climbed as SEC Chair Paul Atkins signaled support for onchain finance rules.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on May 8, Friday (CoinDesk)

Policy

SEC chair Atkins signals new rules for onchain markets, AI-driven finance

The SEC chair linked the rise of AI-powered financial systems with growing demand for blockchain-based market infrastructure and automated settlement.

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Markets

U.S. added 115K jobs in April, nearly doubling expectations

The data comes ahead of what's expected to be a new Federal Reserve chairman taking the reins at the U.S. central bank later this month.

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Finance

AI agents and large corporates will lead the next stablecoin boom, executives say

Stablecoins are entering a new phase of adoption, with large corporations using them for cross-border treasury flows while AI agents begin using blockchain rails for autonomous payments, Bridge and Deus X Capital executives said at Consensus 2026.

Tim Grant, CEO of Deus X Capital (left) and Lindsey Einhaus, head of strategy and operations of Bridge (middle) on stage at Consensus 2026 in Miami (CoinDesk)