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

Stablecoins moved $35 trillion last year but only 1% of it was for 'real world' payments

While stablecoins settled around $35 trillion last year, only around 1% of that represented genuine payments like remittances and payroll, a new report found.

A Visa card being held to next to a payment terminal. (CardMapr.nl/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin surges to $91,000, showing signs of life on suspected Bank of Japan intervention

Having earlier breached $100 per ounce for the first time ever, silver has risen to $101, while gold sits just shy of $5,000 per ounce.

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Markets

Bitcoin slips back to $88,500 as silver tops $100 for first time ever and gold eyes $5,000

Spot bitcoin ETFs booked over $1.6 billion in outflows in four days, underscoring the rapid reversal in investor demand after last week's strong inflows.

Bitcoin price on Jan. 23 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Gold surges to doorstep of $5,000 as experts debate bitcoin's underperformance

"The [BTC] adoption announcements are not working anymore," said Jim Bianco, while Bloomberg’s Eric Balchunas urged taking a longer-term view.

Stacked gold bars (Scottsdale Mint/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Finance

Ondo to put BitGo stock onchain following New York Stock Exchange debut

The crypto company's stock will be available in a tokenized version on Ethereum, Solana and BNB Chain closely after it starts trading on NYSE.

Blockchain Technology

Finance

Tokenization firm Superstate raises $82.5 million to bring Wall Street onchain

With the new funding, the company aims to bring IPOs and fundraising onto blockchain rails like Ethereum and Solana.

Robert Leshner, CEO of Superstate (Superstate)

Finance

Farcaster founders step back as Neynar acquires struggling crypto social app

Farcaster raised $150 million by Paradigm and a16z in 2024 but has struggled to sustain growth.

Farcaster co-founder Dan Romero (CoinDesk TV)

Policy

Trump vows to make U.S. the crypto capital of the world to beat China

U.S. President Donald Trump said he supported efforts to legislate crypto because of the political support he received for doing so.

President Donald Trump at the White House (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Markets

Bitcoin bounces above $90,000 as Trump strikes calmer tone on Greenland acquisition in Davos

Trump said U.S. prepares to negotiate to acquire Greenland that will not pose threat to NATO.

Donald Trump (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Tokenized gold volumes beat most ETFs as metal rallies toward $5,000

Crypto tokens backed by gold booked $178 billion trading volume last year, surpassing all but one major gold ETF, a report showed.

Stacked gold bars (Scottsdale Mint/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)