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

Aave Rebounds Above $230 Confirming Double-Bottom Reversal

On the news front, Aave said it would expand its collateral assets with Maple Finance's institutional-grade yield tokens.

Aave price (CoinDesk Data)

Markets

Bitcoin Catches Bid, Jumping Above $112K as Gold and Silver Plunge

Watching from the sidelines for weeks as precious metals scored record highs on a regular basis, bitcoin on Tuesday was gaining as gold and silver posted their steepest declines in years.

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Finance

Arch Aims to Help Bitcoin Holders Slash U.S. Tax Bill With BTC Mining Investments

The crypto-backed lender's new offering, built with Blockware and Mark Moss, targets wealthy bitcoin holders with tax write-offs and monthly income from mining.

Arch co-founders Himanshu Sahay and Dhruv Patel (Arch)

Finance

Joe Lubin's Sharplink Gaming Resumes ETH Purchases, Bringing Holdings Over $3.5B

The Nasdaq-listed firm made its first ether purchase since August as the crypto correction weighs on digital asset treasuries.

Joe Lubin speaking at Consensus 2024 by CoinDesk. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk/Suzanne Cordiero)

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Bitcoin Bounce Stalls as XRP, Zcash Lead Gains; Arca Says Rally Not a Dead-Cat Bounce

The rebound in crypto prices won't be short-lived as key market metrics show signs of recovery, Arca analysts said in a Monday note.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on October 20 (CoinDesk Data)

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Pantera-Backed Solana Company Moves Forward With PIPE Unlock as Stock Price Plunges 60%

The firm said it is "ripping the band-aid off" by allowing investors in its early fundraising round to sell shares.

Solana (SOL) Logo

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AAVE Bounces Over 10% in Strong Weekend Recovery Amid RWA Integration Plans

Onchain capital allocator Grove shared plans to boost Ripple USD, USDC stablecoin liquidity on Aave's institutional lending arm Horizon for tokenized asset-backed borrowing.

Aave (AAVE) token price today (CoinDesk Data)

Finance

Tom Lee's Bitmine Immersion Adds $800M of Ether, Bringing ETH Holdings Over $13B

The digital asset treasury bubble might have burst, as chairman Thomas Lee said, but the firm added over $1.6 billion worth of ETH during the crypto correction.

Screenshot of Tom Lee on CoinDesk TV (CoinDesk)

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Chainlink's LINK Plunges 9% as Intense Selling Overpowers Caliber's $2M Accumulation

Nasdaq-listed Caliber purchased $2 million LINK while the Chainlink Reserve added nearly 60,000 tokens, but bears remain in control.

Chainlink LINK Token Drops 9% Amid Intense Institutional Selling and High-Volume Volatility

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Gold's Record Frenzy Spurs Tokenized Gold’s $1B Daily Volume

Investors are increasingly tapping gold-backed crypto tokens for active trading and hedging, a CEX.io report said.

Close-up of stacked gold bars. (Jingming Pan/Unsplash)