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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Markets

BlackRock-backed Securitize slides 40% after SPAC debut despite tokenization boom

The decline fits into a pattern of recently-public digital asset companies sliding after debut, Arca's Jeff Dorman said.

Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo at ETHConf 2026 (Margaux Nijkerk/ CoinDesk)

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Live markets: Iran returns to the headlines, hitting markets

Bitcoin and ether ETFs drew fresh inflows Monday as the bid starts to return.

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Finance

Securitize eyes acquisitions with $400 million war chest after going public, CEO says

Following its NYSE debut, Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo said the firm wants to expand its institutional tokenization platform rather than buy competitors.

Securitize's Carlos Domingo (CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitmine added another $74 million in ether as Tom Lee bets on Clarity Act boost

The second-largest digital asset treasury increased its buying pace, while Strategy sold a chunk of its bitcoin holdings.

Tom Lee on the Mainstage at Consensus Miami 2026

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Finance

Tokenization's next use case is personalized portfolios, NYLIM executive says

Thomas Sy, head of multi-asset solutions at the $800-billion asset manager, says blockchain can enable complex portfolio construction that's not yet possible in traditional finance.

Thomas Sy, head of multi-asset solutions at New York Life Investment Management (NYLIM)

Finance

Securitize tokenizes $295 million of its own stock on Solana and Avalanche amid NYSE debut

The newly-public company's shares are the largest issuer-sponsored tokenized stock at launch, aiming to make a point against rival third-party stock token issuers.

Securitize's Carlos Domingo (CoinDesk)

Finance

EToro invests in onchain derivatives platform Extended as brokers race into DeFi

The broker plans to bring perpetual futures into Zengo wallet and expand DeFi products to its core platform as rivals like Robinhood expand onchain offerings.

EToro CEO Yoni Assia. (Vanja Savic/Wikimedia Commons)

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Finance

Ondo Finance debuts SEC-aligned tokenized stock model with BlackRock ETF, Micron shares

Broadridge and transfer agent Oasis Pro underpin a new structure that keeps tokenized securities within existing U.S. market rules, based on the SEC's third-party custodial model.

Ondo Finance CEO Ian de Bode (Ondo Finance)