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

Cipher Mining Surges 19% $5.5B Amazon Web Services HPC Deal

The crypto miner is pushing deeper toward AI infrastructure with AWS lease, new West Texas data center plans.

Data center servers

Markets

Chainlink's LINK Bounces 3.6% From Lows; Stellar Integration Expands RWA Reach

Stellar is integrating Chainlink’s CCIP, Data Feeds, and Streams to enable tokenized asset flow across chains.

Chainlink (LINK) price (CoinDesk)

Finance

Tether Profits Topped $10B in First Nine Months of Year; Starts Share Buyback Program

The stablecoin issuer saw strong growth in the third quarter, reporting a $17 billion increase in circulating USDT and $135 billion exposure to U.S. Treasuries.

Tether USDT (CoinDesk)

Markets

AAVE Drops 8% Amid Crypto Weakness Despite RWA DeFi Momentum

The lending protocol's token showed weakness as technical support crumbled, plunging below $210.

AAVE Drops 8% Below Key Support Amid Institutional Selling and Bearish Momentum

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Markets

Solana Tumbles 8%, Erasing All Year-Over-Year Gains as Spot ETF Debuts Fail to Boost Price

One onchain observer noted a large transaction by Jump Crypto, speculating that the crypto firm might be rotating SOL into BTC, perhaps weighing on sentiment.

Solana price (CoinDesk)

Markets

Chainlink's LINK Drops 8% Below Support Despite Largest Token Buyback Since August

The oracle network's token succumbed to the broader crypto market weakness, even though adoption continues growing with a recent Ondo partnership.

Chainlink Falls 8% Below $17 as Institutional Selling Breaks Key Support Amid High Volume

Tech

JPMorgan Completes First Blockchain-Based Private Fund Transaction Amid Tokenization Push

Kinexys Fund Flow, developed by the bank's digital asset arm Kinexys, aims to streamline access to alternative funds.

JPMorgan building (Shutterstock)

Markets

Bitcoin Slides Below $108K, Crypto Stocks Sink as 'Uptober' Disappoints

With Thursday's decline, bitcoin is on track for its worst October return in more than a decade.

Bitcoin price today (CoinDesk)

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Finance

Flutterwave, Africa's $31B Payment Provider, Taps Polygon for Cross-Border Payments

The deal will roll out faster, low-cost payments for global firms such as Uber in more than 30 countries in Africa.

Globe showing Africa (James Wiseman/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Chainlink Drops, Then Bounces 4% as FOMC Volatility Drives Crypto Market

The oracle network token overcame selling pressure earlier Wednesday, but the technical picture remains mixed.

Chainlink (LINK) price today (CoinDesk)