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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Markets

Bitcoin Rebounds After Galaxy Completes Sale of $9B BTC From Satoshi-Era Whale

Galaxy said the long-dormant wallet sold 80,000 BTC through the asset manager as part of the investor's estate planning.

A statue of Satoshi Nakamoto, a presumed pseudonym used by the inventor of Bitcoin, is displayed in Graphisoft Park on September 22, 2021 in Budapest, Hungary. The statue's creators, Reka Gergely and Tamas Gilly, used anonymized facial features, as Nakamoto's true identify remains unconfirmed. (Photo by Janos Kummer/Getty Images)

Markets

XRP, DOGE, SOL Lead Crypto Selloff, But Altcoin Season Still in Play if This Happens

Bitcoin's dominance lost a key level, and confirmation could ignite a broader altcoin season, a Coinbase analyst noted.

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Finance

Revolut Makes Crypto Staking Available in Hungary After Restricting Services

The company had to restrict the majority of its crypto services for customers in Hungary earlier in July due to new legislation in the country being enforced.

Revolut CEO Nik Storonsky (Credit: Getty Images, Kimberly White)

Finance

Ether-Focused SharpLink Appoints Former BlackRock Executive as Co-CEO

Joseph Chalom spearheaded BlackRock's foray into blockchain and digital assets, including the introduction of a spot ETH ETF.

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Finance

Michael Saylor's Strategy Boosts Latest Preferred Share Raise to $2B From $500M: Bloomberg

The company announced the STRC offering on Monday, originally planning to issue 5 million shares at $100 each.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor standing. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk))

Finance

Ethena Taps Anchorage to Issue $1.5B USDtb Stablecoin Under GENIUS Act

Ethena's token ENA was up 10%, outperforming the broader crypto market that saw many altcoins plunging overnight.

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

Finance

Goldman Sachs and BNY Mellon Team Up for Tokenized Money Market Funds

The Wall Street banking giants are joining to a growing roster of traditional financial firms to offer tokenized versions of assets.

Goldman Sachs logo (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Brazil's VERT Debuts Tokenized Credit Platform on XRP Ledger With $130M Issuance

The offering, with Ripple's contribution, aims to streamline Brazil’s structured credit market and attract foreign investors.

Brazil flag (Shutterstock)

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Finance

Dan Tapiero Projects Crypto Economy Hitting $50T, Launches $500M Fund Under New Firm

Tapiero, who previously projected a $10 trillion crypto market, adjusted his forecast after seeing the success of Circle's IPO and Deribit's acquisition by Coinbase.

Zenrock Chairman Dan Tapiero (second from right). (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Tech

Ethereum Validator Exit Queue Tops $2B as Stakers Rush to Quit After 160% Rally

The exodus stretched the waiting line to over 10 days, but strong staking demand from ETH treasury firms and SEC clarity may keep sell pressure in check.

Ethereum has a backlog of validators waiting to exit the chain. (Koushik Pal/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)