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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Mercados

Bitcoin's weekend selloff may be over with CME's 24/7 crypto trading move

The derivatives exchange giant's switch to around-the-clock crypto trading will have a visible impact on liquidity and volatility on weekends, analysts said.

CME Group Headquarters (CoinDesk Archives)

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Bitcoin steadies near $67,000 as traders pay for crash protection

The average bitcoin ETF investor now sits on a 20% paper loss, leaving the market vulnerable to capitulation selling if prices slide further, a Wintermute trader said.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on Feb. 19 (CoinDesk)

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Fed's Neel Kashkari calls crypto 'utterly useless,' dismisses stablecoins as 'buzzword salad'

The Minneapolis Fed president said stablecoins don’t beat Venmo and argued crypto fails basic real-world tests.

Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari (Fox News)

Finanças

Trump-linked World Liberty taps BlackRock-backed Securitize for hotel tokenization

The companies are working to structure and tokenize loan revenue tied to the Trump Organization's Maldives resort project.

Eric Trump speaks at Consensus 2025 in Toronto (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin miner Bitdeer tumbles 17% as $300 million convertible note offering spurs dilution fears

The Singapore-based bitcoin miner and AI data center firm is raising capital to repurchase notes and fund expansion.

Bitdeer (Credit: Bitdeer)

Finanças

Figure is debuting its tokenized stock along with upsized $150 million offering

The FGRD token represents common shares of the company issued natively onchain with instant settlement and built-in lending tools.

Figure executive chairman Mike Cagney (Figure)

Mercados

Bitcoin sinks to $66,000, U.S. stocks lose steam as Fed minutes mention possible rate hike

Bitcoin is now on track for its fifth consecutive weekly decline, and losing this level could open the floor for a fresh leg lower.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on Feb. 18 (CoinDesk)

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Kraken continues acquisition streak by buying token management firm Magna ahead of IPO push

The deal adds token lifecycle infrastructure to Kraken’s growing product suite.

Kraken

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Mercados

Bitcoin volatile, but flat, while crypto stocks bounce amid cooling AI fears

Coinbase, Circle, Galaxy, IREN and Riot led the early morning rebound among crypto-related stocks as the battered software sector found some relief.

curves, swing, volatile, winding road (Raphaël Biscaldi/Unsplash)

Política

Hyperliquid starts DeFi lobbying group with $29 million token backing

Jake Chervinsky, CEO of the Hyperliquid Policy Center, said markets are migrating to blockchain, and the U.S. need to adopt new rules of risk being left behind.

Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Harald Mendoza/Unsplash)