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

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)

Finance

Japan's Top Banks Plan Joint Stablecoin Launch: Nikkei

Mitsubishi UFJ, Sumitomo Mitsui and Mizuho Financial Groups aim to create a shared framework for stablecoin issuance and transfer, according to a story in Nikkei.

Aerial view of Tokyo (Jaison Lin/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Ripple Set to Enter Corporate Treasury Business With $1B Acquisition of GTreasury

The deal, pending regulatory approvals, would give Ripple access to large enterprise clients as it is building out financial services around its digital asset business.

Brad Garlinghouse at DC Fintech Week (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Finance

Eric Trump Confirms Plans to Tokenize Real Estate With World Liberty Financial

The World Liberty Financial co-founder said in a CoinDesk TV interview he is currently working on tokenizing a real estate project tied to a building under development.

Eric Trump speaks at Consensus 2025 in Toronto (CoinDesk)

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Backpack Expands to SEC-Registered Tokenized Stocks With Superstate Partnership

The crypto exchange is integrating Superstate’s Opening Bell platform to offer natively tokenized public equities for investors outside the U.S.

Backpack CEO Armani Ferrante (CoinDesk)