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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Markets

Crypto edges off of worst levels after Trump extends Iran strike pause

It was an ugly day all around in markets as the Iran war has sent oil prices and bond yields surging higher.

Donald Trump points at the audience during a press conference at the White House (Getty Images)

Finance

GameStop turned its $368 million bitcoin stash into an options income play

The video retailer sparked speculations of selling bitcoin after it transferred nearly all its coins to Coinbase Prime in January.

(Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin slips below $69,000 as oil rebounds on fading Middle East peace hopes

Crypto prices and risk assets remain at the mercy of macro headlines for now, one analyst said.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on March 26 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Elon Musk's X hires crypto-savvy design lead as X Money payments push inches closer

Benji Taylor, former CPO at Aave Labs and design head at Coinbase's Base, brings self-custody wallet and DeFi product experience to the social media platform.

X owner Elon Musk and Benji Taylor, design lead (Benji Taylor/X)

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Finance

Sky-backed Obex spreads $1 billion across credit, energy and AI assets to expand stablecoin yield

The stablecoin incubator is targeting tokenized assets tied to AI hardware, energy and housing to move Sky’s ecosystem beyond "circular" crypto yields.

Parker Edwards, partner at Framework Ventures (Framework Ventures)

Markets

Circle selloff may be overdone as crypto bill weakens Coinbase edge, say analysts

The latest draft of the CLARITY Act hit both stocks, but one analyst says the bill could ultimately shift bargaining power toward Circle and away from Coinbase.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto broker Bitpanda launches blockchain to connect EU banks with tokenized assets

The Vienna-based firm is joining the growing race joins race to build compliant blockchain rails for traditional securities like equities and funds.

Bitpanda CEO, Eric Demuth, at Consensus Hong Kong (CoinDesk)

Markets

Circle stock plunges 20% as a new draft of the Clarity Act threatens stablecoin rewards

The latest version of the Clarity Act is pressuring stocks as it would restrict stablecoin rewards.

Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Circle Speaks at Hong Kong Fintech Week in 2024 (HK Fintech Week)

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Markets

Bitcoin slips below $70,000, Circle's 16% slide leads crypto stock sell-off

Market participants are now pricing in rate hikes, and it could be weighing on risk assets.

CoinDesk

Finance

Tether hires a 'Big Four' firm for a full audit of USDT reserves

The audit aims to address long-standing questions over USDT reserves and push new disclosure standards.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)