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

Circle Enters Tokenization Race by Acquiring Hashnote, $1.3B Real-World Asset Issuer

Circle also said it will bring the $48 billion USDC stablecoin to the Canton Network and struck a partnership with crypto market maker Cumberland DRW to provide liquidity for USDC and USYC tokens.

Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle (CoinDesk)

Markets

Solana, Trump Memecoins Tumble as Inauguration Day Brings $700M in Crypto Liquidations

Donald Trump did not mention crypto during his inauguration speech, leaving crypto traders' heightened expectations somewhat unfulfilled.

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Markets

Trump-Linked Crypto Platform Throws Over $100M on WBTC, ETH, Other Tokens Ahead of Inauguration

The buying frenzy came after WLFI token sales picked up ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration.

Donald Trump at BTC 2024 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Snaps Downtrend, Hits $105K as Anticipation Builds for Trump's Inauguration

Crypto investors have high hopes for the incoming administration, including potential digital asset-focused executive orders that could add fuel to the rally.

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Solana, XRP Jump as Trump Reportedly Mulls 'America-First' Strategic Crypto Reserve, but Experts Suggest Otherwise

Two crypto market observers raised concerns to CoinDesk over the idea of expanding a potential national strategic reserve to altcoins.

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XRP Hits 7-Year High Above $3 as Large Holders Accumulate $3.8B of Tokens

Growing speculation of a potential spot XRP ETF is one of the factors driving the surge, one crypto analyst said.

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Markets

Unexpected Decline in Core CPI Sends Bitcoin Price Higher

Bitcoin has been consolidating in a range 10%-15% below record highs as investors largely tempered expectations of further interest rate cuts.

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Dogecoin, XRP Lead Crypto Rebound, Bitcoin Tops $96K as Traders Await Key Inflation Data

The selloff in stocks and cryptocurrencies could mean Donald Trump's inauguration will less likely be a sell the news event, K33 Research said.

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Finance

Tether Group to Establish Headquarters in El Salvador in Emerging Markets Push

The stablecoin behemoth is setting up shop for the group and its companies in the nascent crypto hub.

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Markets

Red-Hot DeFi Platform Usual Faces Backlash as Protocol Update Triggers Sell-Off

An unexpected change in the redemption mechanism of the protocol's yield-generating token caught investors off-guard, throwing the DeFi community into disarray.

FLASH: Balances on the Lightning Network can be revealed by relatively straightforward cyberattacks, researchers say. (Credit: Shutterstock)