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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Finance

MegaETH Unveils Native Stablecoin with Ethena, Aiming to Keep Blockchain Fees Low

The yield earned on the reserve assets would cover the blockchain's sequencer fees, helping keeping the transaction costs low, MegaEth said.

(MegaLabs)

Finance

Tetra Digital Raises $10M to Create a Regulated Canadian Dollar Stablecoin

The firm is targeting an early 2026 launch, backed by investors such as Shopify, Wealthsimple and National Bank.

(Sebastiaan Stam/Unsplash)

Markets

Stablecoin Retail Transfers Break Records in 2025, Hit $5.8B in August

Retail transfers under $250 are at all-time highs, with BSC and Ethereum mainnet gaining ground as Tron falls, according to a fresh report by CEX.io.

Stabelcoin transfers under $250 dollar (Visa/Allium)

Finance

Michael Saylor’s Strategy Snubbed by S&P 500 Amid Robinhood's Surprise Inclusion

Robinhood was unexpectedly added to the S&P 500, boosting its stock by 7% after the market closed.

Executive Chairman of MSTR, Michael Saylor (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Tech

Popular DEX Hyperliquid Moves Forward to Launch Proprietary Stablecoin

A proprietary stablecoin could reduce Hyperliquid's dependency on USDC and potentially capture a part of the revenues from reserve assets.

U.S. dollar (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

LINK Slides 15% From August Peak Even as Chainlink Reserve Removes $5.5M From Circulation

Chainlink's native token encountered persistent bearish pressure as BTC, ETH and the broader crypto market consolidated, CoinDesk Research's model shows.

Chainlink (LINK) price (CoinDesk)

Finance

Trump Media Closes on Purchase of $105M in Cronos Tokens in Crypto.com Deal

The company added CRO to its balance sheet and will integrate token rewards into its services as part of partnership with the crypto exchange.

President Donald Trump and Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek

Finance

Stripe, Paradigm Unveil Tempo as Blockchain Race for High-Speed Stablecoin Payments Heats Up

The chain's stablecoin-first design aims to handle global payouts, microtransactions, remittances and AI agentic payments, Stripe CEO Patrick Collison said.

Patrick Collison (Getty images)

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Tech

World Liberty Financial Blacklists Justin Sun's Address With $107M WLFI

Sun is a key investor in the project and holds around $700 million worth of WLFI tokens, mostly vested.

World Liberty Financial's Zak Folkman (Right) at Consensus Hong Kong on Feb. 19. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

Mega Matrix Files $2B Shelf to Fund Crypto Treasury Bet on Ethena

The firm eyes to benefit from the rapid growth of Ethena's digital dollar USDe, fitting into a broader trend of listed companies accumulating cryptocurrencies.

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