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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Tech

SpaceX IPO scramble reveals difference between tokenizing a stock and getting one

Crypto platforms promised early access to the blockbuster SpaceX IPO through tokenized shares. The problem wasn't technology, but getting the actual stock.

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk

Tech

Live updates: SpaceX rallies nearly 20% in first session, while bitcoin trades shy of $64,000

Crypto firmed across the board following the largest equity listing in history. The token most tied to Elon Musk traded right in line with the market.

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk

Finance

Canton Network developer raises $355 million to bring Wall Street onchain

The investment comes as blockchains designed for big banks and institutions are having a moment, with Stripe's Tempo and Circle's Arc raising hundreds of millions of dollars.

Digital Asset co-founder and CEO Yuval Rooz (Digital Asset)

Finance

Ondo Finance hires former Invesco ETF chief to build onchain investment products

John Hoffman will spearhead Ondo's expansion from tokenizing individual assets to full investment portfolios and strategies.

John Hoffman, Ondo Finance Managing Director, Head of Product Portfolios (Ondo Finance)

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Markets

Live updates: Bitcoin tops $63,000 as Trump teases yet another peace deal with Iran

Fresh U.S. inflation data on Thursday was mixed, and the ECB hiked rates for the first time in nearly three years.

Laptop with markets monitor and charts. (Kanchanara/Unsplash)

Finance

Ethena lands Janus Henderson backing as asset manager invests in ENA, eyes USDe distribution

The deal underscores the trend of traditional asset managers backing DeFi infrastructure, following BlackRock's Uniswap and Apollo's Morpho investments.

Guy Young

Tech

Live updates: Bitcoin narrows early losses, returns to $62,000 as Nasdaq bounces to close down 1%

Crypto prices rose on Monday following last week's crash, but the bears still appear to be in control.

Bitcoin  (getty Images)

Finance

Live updates: Bitcoin tops $63,000 as Strategy adds $100 million BTC in latest purchase

Meanwhile, Strive bought 32 bitcoin, the same number Strategy dumped last week.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor standing. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk))

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Markets

Blame bitcoin's tumble on rising inflation, not Strategy, 10xResearch argues

The main driver behind bitcoin's weakness was ETF selling after red-hot April U.S. inflation data, 10x's Markus Thielen argued. The bounce may hinge on Wednesday's CPI data, he said.

Wooden block tiles spell out the word "inflation." (Markus Winkler/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitmine bought the dip, making its biggest ether purchase in 2026 as prices tanked

The company bought 126,971 ETH last week, worth roughly $214 million at current prices, despite chairman Tom Lee's earlier calls to slow purchases.

Tom Lee, chairman of Bitmine and cofounder of Fundstrat, speaking at Consensus 2026 in Miami (CoinDesk)