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

Bitcoin Bounces to $53K After Brutal Sell-Off Reminiscent of Covid Crash

Bitcoin's 30% decline in a week was for some observers reminiscent of the March 2020 crash, but there's been multiple occasions of similar drawdowns during previous bull markets.

Bitcoin price on Aug 5 (CoinDesk)

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Crashes to $50K as 'Perfect Storm' Hits Crypto Market

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug 5, 2024.

Bitcoin price on Aug 5 (CoinDesk)

Markets

DeFi Protocol Convergence Hacked, CVG Token Plunges 99% on Curve

The exploiter created 58 million of the protocol's CVG token and then swapped for roughly $200,000 worth of wrapped ETH and crvFRAX and forwarded to Tornado Cash.

outflows (Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Tumbles Below $65K Post-FOMC as Middle East Tensions Flare

The price action happened as Iran's leadership reportedly ordered retaliatory attacks against Israel, increasing concerns about a broader conflict in the Middle East.

Bitcoin price on July 31 (CoinDesk)

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Tether Nets $5B Profits This Year, Says Its U.S. Debt Holdings Surpassed Germany's

The company said its $97 billion exposure to U.S. Treasuries would put it 18th in the ranking among countries.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino (Tether)

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Bitcoin Price Shrugs Off Latest $2B Mt. Gox Transfer as Distribution Nears Its End

Bitcoin holdings of Mt. Gox wallets are down to $3 billion from $9 billion a month ago, Arkham data shows.

Mt. Gox Creditor Kolin Burges confronts Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles (CoinDesk)

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California DMV Puts 42M Car Titles on the Avalanche Network in Digitization Push

Developed by Oxhead Alpha, the system will let users transfer vehicle titles in minutes and without going to an office versus the two week time frame in the traditional system.

(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Ether ETFs Saw $340M of Negative Outflows in Their First Week

More than $1.5 billion of exits from Grayscale's high-fee Ethereum Trust more than offset inflows into the other spot products.

outflows (Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Tumbles Below $67K as U.S. Government Moves $2B of 'Silk Road' Tokens

The government is the owner of about $12 billion worth of seized bitcoin, according to Arkham Intelligence.

Bitcoin price on July 29 (CoinDesk)

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BTC Outperforms Broader Crypto Market, Ether Price Drop Mirrors Bitcoin ETF Launch

AAVE is surging following a token buyback proposal.

(CoinDesk Indices)