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

Tokenized Asset Issuer Backed Raises $9.5M as Crypto's RWA Race Heats Up

The fundraising will help accelerate Backed's private tokenization offering and onboard asset managers to blockchains, the company said.

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Markets

Bitcoin Wavers Around $63K, Awaiting Hong Kong Spot Crypto ETF Debut

Despite muted anticipation for the new products, an executive of one of the issuers reportedly expects that the first-day issuance of the Hong Kong offerings will exceed the U.S. debut in January.

Bitcoin price on April 29 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Tether Buys $200M Majority Stake in Brain-Computer Interface Company Blackrock Neurotech

The investment will fund the roll-out and commercialization of the company's medical devices.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino (Tether)

Markets

Bitcoin Chops Around $64K, With Japanese Yen's Tumble Maybe Signaling 'Currency Turmoil,' Analyst Says

The yen's volatile episode may spread to other fiat currencies as U.S. rate cuts remain elusive amid sticky inflation, which could drive investors to gold and bitcoin, Noelle Acheson said in an interview.

Bitcoin price on April 26 (CoinDesk)

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Franklin Templeton Upgrades $380M Tokenized Treasury Fund to Enable Peer-to-Peer Transfers

The new feature helps to expand the utility of the Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund's BENJI token and make it more interconnected with the digital asset ecosystem.

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Markets

Bitcoin Dips to $63K as Rate Cut Hopes Dim Following Disappointing U.S. Inflation Report

Increasing concerns about sticky inflation hit risk assets across all markets, cryptos included.

Bitcoin price on April 25 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Spot Bitcoin, Ether ETFs Get Official Approval in Hong Kong; 'Potential Fee War' Unfolding, Says Analyst

One of the issuers waived management fees for the first six months, undercutting rival offerings.

Spot bitcoin ETFs could soon be coming to Hong Kong (Allan Watt/Flickr)

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Mt. Gox's Looming $9B Payout Could Weigh on Bitcoin Prices, K33 Research Warns

The defunct crypto exchange will distribute 142,000 BTC and 143,000 BCH to creditors later this year, 10 years after its implosion due to a hack.

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

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Bitcoin Eyes $67K After Halving as Altcoins Primed for Short Squeeze, Hedge Fund Says

Crypto-focused stocks also bounced higher, led by bitcoin miners Riot Platforms and Hut 8.

Bitcoin price on April 22 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Shiba Inu Fetches $12M Investment in a Token Sale to Build Privacy-Focused Blockchain

The new network will be built on top of layer-2 network Shibarium and offer enhanced privacy for users.

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