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.

Krisztian Sandor

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Finance

Tether Reports $3.3B in Excess Reserves in Q2, Up $850M for the Quarter

The issuer of stablecoin USDT said its operational profits exceeded $1 billion in Q2 this year.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Hackeos y exploits cripto costaron US$303 millones a operadores durante julio, el peor mes de 2023

Este fin de semana US$52 millones en activos fueron desviados de Curve Finance.

(Getty Images)

Markets

Crypto Hacks and Exploits Cost Traders $303M in July; Worst Month of 2023

Some $52 million of assets were siphoned from Curve Finance just this weekend.

Fingers rest on a computer keyboard. (Shutterstock)

Markets

Bitcoin Teeters Around $29.2K as Crypto Markets Slide Amid Curve Exploit, SEC Clampdown on Hex

BTC hovered comfortably over $29,300 for much of the weekend but dropped in the hours after Curve Finance tweeted that it had suffered a breach.

Bitcoin daily chart. (CoinDesk Indices)

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Bitcoin Won’t Be Stuck Below $30K for Long, Crypto Options Traders Bet

BTC losing the significant price level after a month is likely just a short-term deviation based on derivatives trading data, SynFutures CEO said.

BTC monthly price (CoinDesk)

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MakerDAO Looks to Ignite Growth for $4.6B DAI Stablecoin With Up to 8% Reward

The circulation of Maker’s DAI stablecoin has shrunk by a third over the past year.

Rune Christensen (Trevor Jones)

Finance

Asset Tokenization in Europe Gets a Boost With Securitize's Landmark Tokenized Equity Issuance

The firm started issuing tokens representing equity in a Spanish real estate investment trust under Spain’s new digital asset supervision.

Securitize co-founder and CEO Carlos Domingo (Securitize)

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Paradigm Moves $3.5M in MakerDAO's MKR Tokens Following Peer a16z's Maneuver

Fellow venture capital firm a16z over the past week transferred $7 million of its MKR holdings to crypto exchange Coinbase.

Paradigm's MKR transfers (Arkham Intelligence)

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Italy’s Central Bank Taps Polygon, Fireblocks DeFi Project to Help Institutions Dabble With Tokenized Assets

The initiative aims to help Italian banks, asset managers and financial institutions, including the $1 trillion banking group Intesa Sanpaolo, experiment with decentralized finance and security tokens.

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Crypto Lender Credix Brings Additional Private Credit Pool on Solana With 11% Yield

Decentralized finance platform Credix opens a trade receivables lending pool with the Solana Foundation among the investors.

Coin98 joins a growing roster of DeFi protocols crafting their own stablecoin. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)