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

Trump Media Closes on Purchase of $105M in Cronos Tokens in Crypto.com Deal

The company added CRO to its balance sheet and will integrate token rewards into its services as part of partnership with the crypto exchange.

President Donald Trump and Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek

Finance

Stripe, Paradigm Unveil Tempo as Blockchain Race for High-Speed Stablecoin Payments Heats Up

The chain's stablecoin-first design aims to handle global payouts, microtransactions, remittances and AI agentic payments, Stripe CEO Patrick Collison said.

Patrick Collison (Getty images)

Tech

World Liberty Financial Blacklists Justin Sun's Address With $107M WLFI

Sun is a key investor in the project and holds around $700 million worth of WLFI tokens, mostly vested.

World Liberty Financial's Zak Folkman (Right) at Consensus Hong Kong on Feb. 19. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

Mega Matrix Files $2B Shelf to Fund Crypto Treasury Bet on Ethena

The firm eyes to benefit from the rapid growth of Ethena's digital dollar USDe, fitting into a broader trend of listed companies accumulating cryptocurrencies.

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Markets

Bitcoin Slips Below $110K as Analysts Weigh Risk of Deeper Pullback

BTC is on the brink of losing a key level that could see prices plunge to $93,000 before a stronger final quarter, Bitfinex analysts cautioned.

Bitcoin (BTC) price today (CoinDesk)

Finance

Ripple Brings $700M RLUSD Stablecoin to Africa, Trials Extreme Weather Insurances

Stablecoins are gaining traction in cross-border payments, especially in emerging markets where access to reliable currencies and banks is limited.

Globe showing Africa (James Wiseman/Unsplash)

Markets

Solana Outperforms Bitcoin; Possibly Poised to Follow Ether's Recent 200% Rally, Says Analyst

SOL is the "most obvious long right now," fueled by up to $2.6 billion demand from crypto vehicles in the next month, Arca CIO Jeff Dorman said.

Solana (SOL) price (CoinDesk)

Finance

Ondo Finance Rolls Out Tokenized U.S. Stocks, ETFs as Equity Tokenization Ramps Up

Ondo Global Market's equity tokens are available on Ethereum and are backed by securities held at U.S.-registered broker-dealers, the firm said.

Donald Trump Junior speaks the Ondo Summit in New York City. (CoinDesk/Krisztian Sandor)

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Finance

Utila Raises $22M, Triples in Valuation as Stablecoin Infrastructure Demand Surges

Circle's IPO and Stripe acquiring stablecoin startup Bridge were the "bitcoin ETF moments" for stablecoin adoption, Utila CEO Bentzi Rabi said in an interview.

Utila founders Sam Eiderman, CTO, and Bentzi Rabi, CEO (Utila)

Finance

Galaxy Digital Tokenizes Its Shares on Solana With Superstate

The firm's common stock is now tradable on-chain through Superstate’s Opening Bell platform as SEC-registered tokens.

Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)