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

BNY, world's largest custody bank, expands crypto services in Abu Dhabi

The Wall Street giant, which oversees $59 trillion in client assets, teamed up with Finstreet and ADI Foundation for digital asset infrastructure.

BNY office (BNY)

Finance

Wall Street's clearinghouse seeks 'high-performance' blockchains to tokenize corporate actions

DTCC CEO Frank La Salla said the clearing giant is working with layer-1 blockchains to bring millions in corporate actions like dividend payments onchain, but challenges remain.

Frank La Salla, President and CEO of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) speaking at Consensus 2026 in Miami (CoinDesk)

Policy

Bermuda pushes stablecoin payments with USDC airdrop as it courts crypto firms, regulators

Premier David Burt said Bermuda's "onchain economy" plan aims to bring stablecoins into everyday commerce.

Bermuda Premier David Burt

Finance

Crypto's 'barbell': speculation and stablecoin payments drive adoption, Tempo's Romero says

Stablecoins are quietly powering real-world money flows as other crypto experiments than speculative trading have failed to scale, Romero said at Consensus 2026.

Dan Romero, GTM at Tempo, speaking at Consensus 2026 in Miami (CoinDesk)

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Finance

Tokenization won't disrupt banking rails but improve them, Wall Street executives say

Executives from Citigroup, JPMorgan and DTCC said at Consensus that genuine client demand is driving real-world use of tokenized assets.

Kara Kennedy, Global Head of Market Development of J.P. Morgan (left), Nadine Chakar, Global Head of Digital Assets of DTCC (center) and Evan Auyang, Group President of Animoca Brands speak at Consensus 2026 in Miami (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin extends gains to $81,500 as tokenization push lifts Bullish, Galaxy, Centrifuge

Crypto market momentum could extend further unless geopolitical risks flare up again, one analyst said.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on May 5 (CoinDesk)

Finance

GameStop's $55.5 billion eBay takeover bid puts its $368 million bitcoin stash in the crosshairs

The video game retailer’s proposed acquisition plan revives question on whether its $368 million bitcoin stash could be sold to fund the expansion.

A GameStop store (CoinDesk Archive)

Markets

Circle, Coinbase lead crypto stocks rally amid Clarity Act progress, bitcoin hitting $80,000

The market is starting to price in potential winners as stablecoin yield compromise opens path for passing key U.S. digital asset regulation, one analyst said.

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

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Finance

Wall Street giant DTCC plans tokenized securities platform with July pilot, October launch

Clearing giant's move toward live tokenization market adds weight to Wall Street's blockchain push.

DTCC (CoinDesk Archives)

Finance

Tom Lee says 'crypto spring' started as largest Ethereum treasury buys $238 million in ether

Bitmine's latest ETH purchase comes as Lee cited progress on digital asset regulation CLARITY Act as a key catalyst for crypto markets.

Thomas Lee, chairman of BitMine and CIO of Fundstrat, on the main stage during Consensus Hong Kong 2026 (CoinDesk)