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

BitMine Immersion Boosts Ether Holdings to $8.1B, With $623M in Cash for More Purchases

Led by Tom Lee, the company aims to control 5% of ether's supply, positioning itself as the largest listed ETH treasury firm.

Screenshot of Tom Lee on CoinDesk TV (CoinDesk)

Markets

Tokenized Gold Market Tops $2.5B as the Precious Metal Nears Record Highs

Gold-backed tokens XAUT and PAXG have surged to fresh highs in market capitalization as the metal trades near its April peak.

A gold bar (Scottsdale mint/Unsplash)

Markets

Polygon Leads Crypto Gains With 16% Weekend Surge as CoinDesk 20 Index Holds Steady

Technical models flag bullish momentum, with support emerging around $0.277–$0.278.

CoinDesk 20 Index constituents (CoinDesk Indices)

Finance

VersaBank Tests Tokenized Deposits on Algorand, Ethereum and Stellar in U.S. Pilot

Digital bank VersaBank unveiled plans to expands its blockchain-based Digital Deposit Receipts to the U.S. with regulatory oversight in focus.

Digitally altered photo of a dollar bill (Ryan Quintal/Unsplash, Modified by CoinDesk)

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Finance

Finastra Taps Circle to Bring USDC Settlement to $5T Global Cross-Border Payments

Integrating USDC into Finastra’s payments hub aims to cut costs and speed up international transfers.

(Sandali Handagama/ CoinDesk)

Markets

Hyperliquid’s HYPE Hits Record High Above $50 on Trading Boom, Token Buybacks

Analysts highlight Hyperliquid's strong fundamentals but caution about potential risks from scheduled token unlocks and its high valuation.

HYPE price on Aug. 27 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Aave Labs Debuts Horizon to Let Institutions Borrow Stablecoins Against Tokenized Assets

The platofrm allows borrowing Circle's USDC, Ripple's RLUSD and Aave's GHO against a selection of tokenized funds, making real-world assets useful capital.

(Christian Dubovan/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 Surges 10% on 1.5GW Expansion Plans

Investment bank Roth Capital said the move had the potential to "materially re-rate the stock."

A Hut 8 mining facility (hut8.io)

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Joe Lubin's SharpLink Boosts ETH Holdings to Nearly 800K, Raised $361M in Fresh Capital

The firm said it has roughly $200 million in untapped cash for further ETH acquisitions.

Joe Lubin, founder and CEO of Consensys. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk/Suzanne Cordiero)

Markets

Bitwise Files to Launch a Spot Chainlink ETF, LINK Bounces 5%

Bitwise Chainlink ETF aims to provide investors with direct exposure to LINK and has named Coinbase Custody as the proposed custodian for the tokens.

Chainlink (LINK) price on Aug. 26 (CoinDesk)