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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Policy

Celsius Lays Out Mining-Focused Reorganization Plan at First Bankruptcy Hearing

The first day hearing revealed Celsius is betting big on its also-indebted mining operation to help fill the $1.2 billion hole in the company’s balance sheet.

Alex Mashinsky, founder and CEO of Celsius Network, at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Celsius Acknowledges $1.2B Hole in Balance Sheet

The news comes after the ailing crypto lender filed for bankruptcy protection Wednesday.

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Circle’s Detailed Reserve Report Shows Only Cash, Short-Term Treasurys Back USDC Stablecoin

The asset breakdown comes at a time when crypto firms and their finances are under increasing scrutiny in the ongoing crypto credit crisis.

Circle's logo on a building (Sandali Handagama/ CoinDesk)

Markets

Wobble in stETH's Price Shows Fear Celsius Might Dump $435M Stake

The discount on stETH, a derivative of ether, surged as the crypto lender reclaimed and then transferred almost 10% of the total supply of the token.

A key market metric known as the "stETH discount" suggests market speculation that Celsius Network might dump a big stake. (Creative Commons, modified by CoinDesk)

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Markets

Celsius Pays Off Last DeFi Loan, Reclaims Nearly $200M of Wrapped Bitcoin From Compound

The troubled crypto lender previously paid off loans from Aave and Maker.

(Piaras Ó Mídheach/Web Summit via Sportsfile)

Markets

Celsius Pays Off Aave Loan, Moves $418M 'stETH' Stack to Unknown Wallet

The liquidity-stricken crypto lender fully paid off its debt to the decentralized finance protocol, freeing $26 million in tokens as part of its latest debt restructuring maneuver.

Consensus 2019 Alex Mashinsky Founder and CEO Celsius Network (CoinDesk)

Markets

Celsius Reclaims $410M of 'stETH' Tokens After Paying Down $81M Debt to Aave

The embattled crypto lender Celsius is inching closer to fully paying off its loans from decentralized finance protocols, reducing its outstanding debt to $59 million.

Alex Mashinsky, founder and CEO of Celsius Network, at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Celsius Reclaims $172M Collateral From Aave, Compound

The liquidity-strapped crypto lender has paid down $95 million in debt from the two DeFi platforms since Friday.

Alex Mashinsky, founder and CEO of Celsius Network, at Consensus 2019 in New York (CoinDesk)

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Markets

Celsius Pivots Toward Paying Off Aave, Compound Debt, With $950M Collateral as Prize

The troubled crypto lender Celsius started to make good on the $258 million debt on the decentralized lending protocols Aave and Compound – possibly in an attempt to reclaim collateral it had posted as guarantees. The transactions come just a day after Celsius used a debt-paydown to reclaim collateral on Maker.

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Celsius Sends $500M of Bitcoin Derivative to Crypto Exchange After Debt Payoff

The move comes just after the crypto lender reclaimed $450 million of collateral in WBTC, closing its loan from DeFi lending protocol Maker, blockchain data shows.

The Celsius booth at Bitcoin Miami 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)