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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Tech

Live updates: Bitcoin holds near $66,000 as stocks claw back from big early decline

Later on Wednesday, Alphabet's earnings should give a sign of whether the hundreds of billions going into AI is paying off.

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Markets

Bitcoin rally faces key test at $68,000 as 'summer slumber' grips crypto, analysts say

BTC has rebounded 15% from the July lows, but some analysts cautioned that the next move hinges on clearing a level where many recent buyers may look to sell.

Bitcoin price chart (TradingView)

Finance

Augustus raises $180 million to build a clearing bank for the AI and stablecoin era

The firm, freshly valued at $1 billion, aims to replace legacy correspondent banking with always-on infrastructure that connects traditional payment systems and stablecoins.

Augustus CEO Ferdinand Dabitz (Augustus)

Finance

AI compute stocks bounce as Hut 8, IREN land billions in new contracts

The deals sparked a rebound in AI compute stocks after investors questioned demand for new data center capacity.

Hut 8 Beacon Point Data Center: Rendering. (Hut 8/Press)

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Finance

Tom Lee's Bitmine slowed ether purchases as it bought back $86 million in stock

The company added just 7,430 ETH, worth about $14 million, last week as it nears its goal to corner 5% of Ethereum's supply.

Tom Lee on the Mainstage at Consensus Miami 2026

Finance

Saylor's Strategy raises cash reserves to $3.2 billion, leaving bitcoin holdings unchanged

For the second consecutive week, the firm kept bitcoin holdings steady, choosing to use the raised capital to boost cash for paying dividends on its preferred stock.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor standing. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk))

Tech

Live updates: Bitcoin rises to one-month high of $65,700 before pulling back with stocks

Equity markets await second-quarter earnings reports from key tech firms, which begin this week.

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Policy

Wall Street transfer agents lobby SEC, warning that third-party tokens pose risks to market integrity

The Securities Transfer Association, an industry group for transfer agents, said company-authorized tokenization should receive preferential treatment under future rules.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Shutterstock)

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Markets

Stablecoin market cap has shrunk by $10 billion since May, but analyst sees no reason to panic

The market shrank by $7.7 billion in June alone, the largest dollar amount since May 2022's Terra-Luna crash, but stablecoins will likely resume their long-term growth, one analyst said.

storm, clouds, silver lining (Liu JiaWei/Unsplash)

Markets

Arbitrum jumps 19% benefitting from Robinhood's $568 million onchain trading frenzy

The brokerage's new blockchain is off to a fast start, with memecoin trading boosting activity and revenue flowing back to the Arbitrum ecosystem.

Robinhood's Vlad Tenev speaks at Token2049 in Singapore (Token2049)