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

Crypto Lenders Hold Nearly $60B of Assets as New Wave of DeFi Adoption Sweeps In: Report

DeFi protocols are expanding into tokenized real-world assets, with crypto-native asset managers playing a key role in capital allocation and governance, according to a new report.

(Christian Dubovan/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Fed Leaves Rates Steady, Expects Weaker Growth, Sticky Inflation

Bitcoin price was little changed and traded just above $104,000 as policymakers expect stickier inflation and slower growth.

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

Finance

Coinbase Debuts Stablecoin Payment Stack Following Shopify Partnership

With Coinbase Payments, the company said it aims to offer fast, global USDC transactions for merchants without needing blockchain expertise.

Coinbase (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

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BlackRock’s $2.9B Tokenized Treasury Fund Now Accepted as Collateral on Crypto.com, Deribit

Tokenized real-world assets such as U.S. Treasuries are being increasingly used as collateral on crypto trading venues.

Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo (Securitize)

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Bitcoin Heads Lower as Trump Threatens to Assassinate Iran’s Supreme Leader

The U.S. President has called for Iran's unconditional surrender.

U.S. President Donald Trump (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Finance

Latin America Oil, Gas Deal Worth $75M Gets Tokenized as RWA Momentum Builds

Tokenization specialist Global Settlement said the deal marks the first fully tokenized capital stack for an operational energy asset.

oil field (Unsplash/Getty Images)

Finance

CoinDesk Indices, Sentora Unveil Stablecoin Overnight Rates to Mirror Money Market Tools

The CoinDesk Overnight Rates (CDOR) convert USDC and USDT stablecoin borrowing data on Aave into daily benchmarks to support hedging and rate-based products.

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

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BTC Tops $108K on JPMorgan Crypto Filing, XRP Rallies on ETF News

The crypto market was unfazed by the escalating conflict in the Middle East on Monday.

The focus is still very much on BTC

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Finance

JPMorgan Files Trademark for Digital Asset Platform as Wall Street's Crypto Embrace Continues

JPMD will offer services including digital assets trading, exchange, payments and issuance, according to the filing.

JPMorgan Chase headquarters in New York City in 2023. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

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Spot XRP ETF Set to Start Trading in Canada This Week After Regulatory Nod, Token Up 7%

The Purpose XRP ETF, issued by the asset manager of the world's first spot bitcoin ETF, is set to start trading on June 18 on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Toronto, Canada (Shutterstock)