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

Circle's post-earnings surge nears 50% as short squeeze, not strong financials, fuels rally

The violent move had more to do with hedge funds' overcrowded bearish positioning getting wiped out than the company’s financial performance, one analyst pointed out.

Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Circle Speaks at Hong Kong Fintech Week in 2024 (HK Fintech Week)

Markets

Bitcoin briefly crashes below $48,000 on upstart exchange despite crypto rally

A single large sell order triggered a 30% flash crash on decentralized perp exchange Lighter even as bitcoin was climbing elsewhere.

16:9 Lightning (Nordseher/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin snaps back near $69,000 but analysts warn the market may not be out of the woods yet

Crypto rebounds sharply from Tuesday's lows, yet traders question whether the move marks a lasting turn or another range-bound bounce.

Here's what bitcoin analysts are saying as price remains stuck during global rally

Markets

Nvidia earnings smashed expectations as the world’s largest company CEO says AI is only getting better

The AI bellwether reported $68 billion revenue last quarter, expecting it to grow to $78 billion next quarter.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (Nvidia)

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Finance

Tether invests $200 million in digital marketplace Whop to expand stablecoin payments

The online marketplace said it will embed Tether's crypto wallet tools and USDT, USAT tokens to power crypto payments for over 18 million users.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino at White House

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Bitcoin climbs above $68,500, Circle leads crypto stocks higher, as bounce strengthens

Ether, solana and dogecoin are among the altcoins posting 10% or more advances.

Bitcoin (BTC) prices on Feb. 25 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Payments giant Stripe reportedly mulling PayPal acquisition. Here is what it means for crypto

Bloomberg reported that Stripe — which has growing stablecoin and blockchain ambitions — is exploring a deal for the embattled fintech.

PayPal logo on iphone screen (Marques Thomas/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin retakes $64,000, crypto miners rally, as AI-related software rout eases

Sellers are taking a breather as bitcoin's Fear & Greed Index plunged to levels never seen before.

Bitcoin Treasuries

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Finance

Stripe's Bridge sees stablecoin volume quadruple as utility insulates from 'crypto winter'

The payments giant says Bridge, its stablecoin arm, saw its transaction volume sky-rocket through last year as stablecoin adoption is decoupling from crypto cycles.

Stripe co-founders Patrick and John Collison (Stripe)

Finance

Kraken rolls out crypto-style, 24/7 perpetuals trading for tokenized U.S. stocks

The crypto exchange is bringing U.S. stocks closer to the crypto world, letting users trade derivatives of tokenized stocks around-the-clock and with 20x leverage.

Kraken