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

Crypto Terra Luna Classic Surges as Traders Speculate on New Supply Burn Rule

In an attempt to revive the failed Terra blockchain’s token, the approved proposal will destroy 1.2% of every transaction to reduce supply.

When Terra's UST stablecoin fell of its peg, it undermined confidence in stablecoins. (moonjazz/flickr)

Markets

Binance Ditched a Bunch of Stablecoins. Even a Newly Banished Issuer Was OK With It

Surprisingly, Circle’s CEO expects USDC to benefit from getting booted from Binance, while market insiders predict a better trading experience.

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Finance

Crypto Lender Celsius Network Says $70M Cash Relief Will Bolster Efforts to Survive the Year

The extra cash from loan repayments, previously believed to be in stablecoins, means a much needed boost for the cash-strapped lender.

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Bitcoin Traders’ Outlook Is So Bleak That Some Analysts See a Buying Opportunity

Several BTC metrics are hovering at historic lows and crypto traders’ sentiment is overwhelmingly bleak. Some analysts argue that it’s time to make short-term contrarian bets.

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Celsius’ Third Bankruptcy Hearing Yields Little in the Way of Customer Relief

The three-hour hearing was largely spent on a back-and-forth over whether custodial account holders will be able to get their money back.

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Buzz Over Potential Ethereum Hard Fork Token Fizzles as Price Tanks

Crypto traders’ appetite to speculate on ETHPOW remains muted on exchanges that listed the digital asset.

Chinese crypto miner Chandler Guo has launched a campaign to fork the Ethereum blockchain and create a spinoff, hewing to the “proof-of-work” (PoW) system that it uses now. (bildanova/500px/Getty Images)

Finance

Bankrupt Crypto Lender Celsius Gets Cash-Injection Offers, Approval to Sell Mined Bitcoin

The company had said Monday it might run out of cash by October.

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky (Piaras Ó Mídheach/Web Summit via Sportsfile)

Markets

Crypto Lender Celsius On Pace to Run Out of Cash by October

The firm, which filed for bankruptcy protection in July, is also short of $2.8 billion in crypto assets, the court filing reveals.

(Piaras Ó Mídheach/Web Summit via Sportsfile)

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Price Discount on 'stETH' Reflects Some Doubt on Smooth Ethereum Merge

The current price of the derivative token implies a close to 94% chance of the Merge succeeding without major hiccups or delays, according to Enigma Securities.

Activist investor reported to have been pushing Riot to move into HPC. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Celsius CEO Cashed in After Bankrupt Crypto Lender's Token Surged

This is the first time the address attributed to co-founder Alex Mashinsky was used since the company froze withdrawals and entered bankruptcy.

(Piaras Ó Mídheach/Web Summit via Sportsfile)