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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Finance

PayPal Adding Crypto to Peer-to-Peer Payments, Allowing Direct Transfer of BTC, ETH, Others

The firm said users in the U.S. will soon be able to send bitcoin, ether and its own PYUSD stablecoin directly across accounts as part of the company's crypto payment push.

PayPal logo on iphone screen (Marques Thomas/Unsplash)

Finance

BitMine's Ether Treasury Crosses 2.15M, Stake in Worldcoin Vehicle Rises 10-Fold

The firm's $214 million stake in Worldcoin-linked Eightco highlights its first equity "moonshot" alongside growing ETH reserves.

Screenshot of Tom Lee on CoinDesk TV (CoinDesk)

Markets

Pantera-Backed Solana Treasury Firm Helius Raises $500M, Stock Soars Over 200%

The firm aims to accumulate Solana's SOL, competing with recently launched Forward Industries that has bought over $1.5 billion in SOL in a week.

Consensus 2025: Dan Morehead, Founder & CEO, Pantera Capital

Finance

Tether Unveils USAT Stablecoin for U.S. Market, Names Bo Hines to Lead New Division

The token was designed to meet the U.S. stablecoin issuance standard, with Anchorage Digital and Cantor Fitzgerald supporting issuance and reserve management.

Tether (CoinDesk)

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Markets

Solana Surges as Galaxy Scoops Up Over $700M Tokens From Exchanges

The maneuver could be linked to digital asset treasury firm Forward Industries, which raised $1.65 billion to accumulate SOL with Galaxy's backing.

Solana (CoinDesk)

Markets

Galaxy, Circle, Bitfarms Lead Crypto Stock Gains as Bitcoin Vehicles Metaplanet, Nakamoto Plunge

The sharp moves happened amid a relatively muted action in the broader crypto market, with bitcoin modestly up above $114,000.

Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Chainlink's LINK Gains as DigiFT, UBS Fund Tokenization Pilot in Hong Kong

DigiFT, Chainlink and UBS won approval under Hong Kong’s Cyberport subsidiy scheme to build automated infrastructure for tokenized financial products.

Chainlink (LINK) price today (CoinDesk)

Finance

Forward Industries Closes $1.65B Deal to Build Solana Treasury, Shares Jump 15% Pre-Market

With the funding, the Nasdaq-listed firm aims to be the largest public corporate owner of Solana's SOL.

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Finance

LitFinancial Introduces Stablecoin on Ethereum to Streamline Mortgage Lending

Developed with Brale and Stably, litUSD aims to cut costs, improve treasury management and potentially used for on-chain settlement of mortgage payments.

Dollar (CoinDesk)

Finance

Minnesota Credit Union to Launch Stablecoin; Claims to Be First in U.S.

St. Cloud Financial Credit Union's upcoming token highlights how smaller financial institutions may tap stablecoins to be competitive following U.S. regulatory clarity.

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