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

USDC Issuer Circle Secures Abu Dhabi's ADGM License in Middle East Expansion

The license allows Circle to expand USDC payment and settlement tools across the United Arab Emirates.

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

Markets

Bitcoin Treads Water Near $90K as Bitfinex Warns of 'Fragile Setup' to Shocks

BTC's relative weakness compared to stocks points to tepid spot demand, making the largest crypto vulnerable to macro volatility, Bitfinex analysts said.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on December 8 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Tom Lee's BitMine Immersion Ramps Up Ether Acquisition, Adding $435M of ETH to Treasury

This was the firm's largest weekly haul in more than a month; the company also increased its cash holdings to $1 billion.

Screenshot of Tom Lee on CoinDesk TV (CoinDesk)

Markets

ONDO Token Gains as SEC Ends Investigation Into RWA Tokenization Platform

The agency closed a confidential investigation started in 2024 without any charges, according to Ondo Finance, as real-world asset tokenization momentum continues gaining momentum.

Securities and Exchange Commission logo (CoinDesk)

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Policy

U.S. Prosecutors Seek 12-Year Sentence for Terraform Founder Do Kwon in Crypto Fraud Case

The collapse of Do Kwon's Terraform project caused losses that surpassed those by Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX, Celsius and OneCoin combined, the prosecutors argued.

Do Kwon (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Turkey's Paribu Buys CoinMENA in $240M Deal, Expanding Into High-Growth Crypto Markets

With the acquisition, Paribu gains regulatory foothold in Bahrain and Dubai and access to the region's fast-growing crypto user base.

Yasin Oral, Founder and CEO of Paribu (center) and Dina Sam’an (left) and Talal Tabbaa (right), Co-Founders of CoinMENA (Paribu, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Sector Lit Up Bright Red as Bitcoin Slips Back to $90K

Softer than expected private inflation data did spark some hope that the Friday decline could reverse.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on Dec. 5 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Canton Network Creator Snags Strategic Investment from Wall Street Giants

BNY, Nasdaq, iCapital and S&P Global invested in Digital Assets, powering blockchain infrastructure for tokenized real-world assets.

Digital Asset CEO Yuval Rooz (Digital Asset)

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Bitcoin Could Continue Chopping Below $95K Into Year-End and Altcoins Could Benefit, Analyst Says

Low-liquidity in December may cap bitcoin's recovery rally, but rangebound trading for the largest crypto could benefit smaller digital assets, Wincent's Paul Howard said.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on Dec. 4 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Ex-Signature Bank Execs Launch Blockchain-Powered Narrow Bank Backed by Paradigm, Winklevoss

N3XT Bank, operating under a Wyoming charter, aims to provide programmable U.S. dollar payments around the clock without lending deposits.

100 dollar bill on table (Live Richer/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)