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

Chainlink's LINK Surges 13% as Mastercard Partnership Fuels Rally Amid Crypto Recovery

LINK momentum indicators suggest continued bullish sentiment with potential for further upside.

LINK price on June 24 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Circle Drops 15%, Stock Frenzy Cools as BIS Warns of Stablecoin Risks

The decline coincided with a BIS report casting doubts about stablecoins' future role in global finance.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

SharpLink Gaming Boosts Ethereum Treasury to 188,478 ETH With $30M Purchase

The gaming firm now holds nearly $470 million in ETH and claims to be the largest publicly traded holder of the cryptocurrency.

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

Markets

Fed's Powell Reiterates Patience on Rates in Congressional Testimony

Two Fed members earlier this week appeared to break with Powell, suggesting a rate cut would be appropriate as soon as the central bank's July meeting.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Mastercard Expands Stablecoin Push With Paxos, Fiserv and PayPal Integrations

The payments giant is integrating PYUSD, USDG and FIUSD into its network, expanding stablecoin payments and settlements for consumers and merchants.

Mastercard debit card next to phone with price chart (CardMapr.nl/Unsplash)

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Circle Hits New Record With Market Cap Nearing That of Coinbase

Circle’s blistering rally reflects investor hunger for stablecoin exposure, but lofty valuation multiples are raising eyebrows.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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BTC Bounces Back Above $102K After Iranian Strikes on U.S. Bases in the Gulf

Crypto investors don't seem fazed by the attacks.

Bitcoin (BTC) price today (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Bounce Fails, Tumbling Below $100K as Iran Reportedly Prepares Retaliation Against U.S.

Axios reported the White House is expecting an Iranian attack against U.S. bases in the Gulf region.

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Tokenized Shares of Solana Treasury Company Defi Dev Coming to Kraken

The company has claimed the bragging rights of becoming the first U.S.-listed crypto treasury firm with on-chain equity on Backed's xStocks launch with Kraken.

Kraken on phone (PiggyBank/ Unsplash)

Finance

Fiserv Joins Stablecoin Fray, Teaming Up With Circle, Paxos, PayPal for Launch on Solana

The Fortune 500 fintech provider plans to roll out its digital asset platform with U.S. dollar stablecoin FIUSD to 10,000 institutions and 6 million merchants.

U.S. dollar (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)