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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Policy

BlackRock Creates Fund With Securitize, a Big Player in Real-World Asset Tokenization

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said in an interview earlier that the company's filings for spot bitcoin and ether ETFs were "stepping stones towards tokenization."

(Jim Henderson, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Rebounds to $65K as Investors Weigh Looming Fed Decision Risk

Disappointing flows into bitcoin ETFs over the past days partly resulted from investors trimming risks ahead of Wednesday's FOMC meeting, one market observer said.

Fed Chair Jay Powell is set to speak after the central bank held policy steady (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

Finance

Sygnum Tokenizes $50M of Fidelity International Fund as Matter Labs Moves Reserves to Blockchain

The move was part of zkSync developer Matter Labs' long-term goal to move its treasury reserves to a blockchain.

Art installation reminiscent of digital ecosystems

Finance

Crypto Compliance Platform Keyring Raises $6M to Unlock DeFi for Institutions

The company allows institutional investors to comply with regulations when interacting with DeFi, and recently facilitated a proof of concept trial with Nomura's crypto arm Laser Digital by building a compliance wrapper on top of USDC stablecoin.

Alex McFarlane and Mélodie Lamarque, co-founders of Keyring Network (Keyring Network)

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Markets

Tether's USDT Gets Delisted on Crypto Exchange OKX for EU Users

The action may foreshadow regulatory restrictions in the region for the largest stablecoin by market capitalization and trading volume, as upcoming E.U. rules will require stablecoin issuer to be licensed electronic money institutions.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Correction May Continue if ETF Inflows Disappoint in Next Few Days: 10x Research

Bitcoin ETF inflows on Monday and Tuesday will be the "real test" for what's next for the largest crypto asset's price, Markus Thielen wrote.

Graph superimposed over a markets monitor

Markets

Bitcoin Slumps 4%, Falling Below $70K; Solana Outperforms

Bitcoin could enter a period of consolidation before its next leg in the rally, observers noted earlier.

Bitcoin price on March 14 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Could Drop to $58K as Cool-Off Period Is Imminent, Swissblock Says

Bitcoin nearly doubled in price since late January, but a "counter move seems to be near," Swissblock analysts said.

Bull and Bear (nosheep/Pixabay)

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Markets

Dogwifhat Becomes 4th-Largest Meme Coin as Community Completes Fundraising for Las Vegas Sphere Showing

The meme coin based on a dog wearing a pink beanie became an instant hit during the ongoing crypto bull cycle, now boasting a $2.6 billion market capitalization, but its skyrocketing price could signal increased market froth.

Dogwifhat fundraising website (dogwifcoin.org)

Markets

Arbitrum's ARB, Polygon's MATIC Lead Gains as Ethereum's Dencun Upgrade Goes Live

Ethereum's Dencun upgrade enabled a new way of storing data that was forecast to dramatically cut costs for interacting with layer-2 networks.

Polygon's MATIC price on March 13 (CoinDesk)