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.

Krisztian Sandor

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Markets

Live markets: bitcoin slides to new monthly low below $75,000 on report of strikes against Iran

Memory chip stocks are attracting capital and attention, with crypto markets settling into apathy.

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Joe Lubin-backed Ethereum treasury firm SharpLink to join the Russel indexes

The inclusion could attract fresh passive inflows from index-tracking funds, while the firm's stock tanked 95% from its peak over the past year.

Sharplink CEO Joseph Chalom and Consensys CEO Joe Lubin speaking at Consensus Hong Kong 2026 (CoinDesk)

Markets

TeraWulf jumps 13% on AI data center expansion in Kentucky

The bitcoin miner turned HPC infrastructure developer unveiled plans for a new 1 gigawatt facility in Kentucky aimed at servicing AI workloads.

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Markets

Live markets: bitcoin leads crypto slide even as tech sector closes sharply higher

Oil prices and bond yields opened the week sharply lower following President Trump's weekend announcement of an imminent Middle East agreement.

Bitcoin price chart on a screen (Behnam Norouzi/Unsplash)

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Bitmine made its largest ETH purchase this year despite Tom Lee's slowdown suggestion

The company bought 111,942 ether last week worth $237 million, ramping up purchases to take advantage of ETH's drop below $2,200.

Tom Lee on the Mainstage at Consensus Miami 2026

Finance

Crypto rails are becoming the default payment layer for AI agents, report says

A new report from Keyrock says stablecoins on blockchain rails are becoming the go-to payment layer for AI agents as traditional card rails struggle to handle micropayments.

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Finance

MoonPay expands into tokenized assets and DeFi markets with new platform for banks

With MoonPay Trade, the crypto payments firm is building infrastructure for banks, fintechs to access stablecoins, tokenized funds and yield in a one-stop shop.

Caroline D. Pham, Head of MoonPay Institutional, speaking at Consensus 2026 in Miami (CoinDesk)

Finance

Germany's AllUnity plans Swedish krona stablecoin, pushes into AI agentic payments

The DWS and Galaxy-backed firm targets June debut for its SEKAU stablecoin as Europe pushes to build regulated local-currency alternatives to U.S. dollar tokens.

Alexander Höptner, CEO at AllUnity (AllUnity)

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Pan-European stablecoin effort expands to 37 lenders in push back against U.S. dollar dominance

Qivalis, a stablecoin initiative backed by a group of European banks, aims to issue a stablecoin later this year to deepen the euro's role in tokenized finance.

Jan-Oliver Sell, CEO of Qivalis (Qivalis)

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This bitcoin bear market is different with 'uniquely pessimistic' traders limiting downside, K33 says

The research firm said bitcoin traders remain unusually defensive, reducing the risk of the kind of leverage-driven collapse seen in prior downturns.

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