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.

Krisztian Sandor

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Finance

Ondo to put BitGo stock onchain following New York Stock Exchange debut

The crypto company's stock will be available in a tokenized version on Ethereum, Solana and BNB Chain closely after it starts trading on NYSE.

Blockchain Technology

Finance

Tokenization firm Superstate raises $82.5 million to bring Wall Street onchain

With the new funding, the company aims to bring IPOs and fundraising onto blockchain rails like Ethereum and Solana.

Robert Leshner, CEO of Superstate (Superstate)

Finance

Farcaster founders step back as Neynar acquires struggling crypto social app

Farcaster raised $150 million by Paradigm and a16z in 2024 but has struggled to sustain growth.

Farcaster co-founder Dan Romero (CoinDesk TV)

Policy

Trump vows to make U.S. the crypto capital of the world to beat China

U.S. President Donald Trump said he supported efforts to legislate crypto because of the political support he received for doing so.

President Donald Trump at the White House (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Markets

Bitcoin bounces above $90,000 as Trump strikes calmer tone on Greenland acquisition in Davos

Trump said U.S. prepares to negotiate to acquire Greenland that will not pose threat to NATO.

Donald Trump (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Tokenized gold volumes beat most ETFs as metal rallies toward $5,000

Crypto tokens backed by gold booked $178 billion trading volume last year, surpassing all but one major gold ETF, a report showed.

Stacked gold bars (Scottsdale Mint/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin plunges below $90,000 amid global risk asset selloff

Ether is the worst performer among the major cryptos, down more than 6% over the past 24 hours and tumbling below $3,000.

CoinDesk

Markets

Bitcoin steadies at $93,000 as market braces for a bumpy week in trade war rhetoric from Davos

Expect crypto volatility over the next few days on Trump tariff headlines, one Kraken executive warned.

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

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News Analysis

How tokenized assets could become a $400 billion market in 2026

After stablecoins proved product-market fit, crypto founders and executives say 2026 is when banks and asset managers will push tokenized assets into mainstream markets.

Art installation reminiscent of digital ecosystems

Tech

Tom Lee's BitMine pushes Ethereum into $8 billion staking backlog

New validators now need to wait more than 44 days to start earning staking rewards, the biggest backlog since late July 2023.

People standing in a line, silhouetted against a large window.