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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Finance

Tokenization firm Securitize reports 841% revenue growth as it prepares to go public

With crypto prices and crypto-related stocks in the midst of a major selloff today, Securitize SPAC merger partner Cantor Equity Partners II is higher by 4.4% on the news.

Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo (Securitize)

Markets

Here are key levels to watch as bitcoin plunges to $84,000

While precious metals and stocks bounce from their worst levels of the session, crypto remains near the day's low.

Tug of war (Shutterstock, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin tumbles to 2026 low of $85,200 as gold reverses big gains, Microsoft leads Nasdaq lower

Soaring to $5,600 at one point earlier on Thursday, gold quickly pulled back to below the $5,200 level in U.S. morning trade.

Bitcoin (BTC) price Jan. 29 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin remains subdued as gold races to new record above $5,400 following Jerome Powell remarks

Gold fans rushed in to buy as the Fed chair said he took no macro signal from the raging bull market in precious metals.

Jerome Powell speaking at podium

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Markets

Paxos' gold token rakes in record inflows as crypto investors turn to the yellow metal

Tokenized gold has improved the traditional store of value metal's utility, while bitcoin trades like a risk asset amid uncertain times, one expert noted.

Gold (Unsplash/Zlataky/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Circle faces first major 'threat' for institutional dollars from Tether’s USAT

While Circle's USDC has operated without a "credible domestic competitor," Tether's USAT has the potential to shake up the landscape, analysts said.

Circle logo on a building

Markets

Bitcoin climbs above $89,000 as U.S. dollar tumbles on President Trump's remarks

The president said he isn't concerned about the dollar's recent declines, sending the greenback plunging even lower.

Donald Trump points at the audience during a press conference at the White House.

Finance

Galaxy Digital leads $7M investment in Tenbin to build improved tokenized gold and FX markets

Tenbin plans to bring gold and foreign exchange currencies to blockchain rails using CME futures for faster and better tokenized asset trading.

Yuki Yuminaga, CEO and co-founder of Tenbin Labs (Tenbin Labs)

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Bitcoin stuck near $88,000 as gold's and silver's record-breaking rallies show exhaustion signs

"Gold and silver casually adding an entire bitcoin market cap in a single day," wrote one crypto analyst.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on Jan. 26 (CoinDesk)

Finance

BitMine, the largest Ethereum treasury firm, makes biggest ether purchase of 2026

The crypto treasury firm added over 40,000 ETH last week and has now staked over 2 million tokens.

Tom Lee