Latest from Krisztian Sandor
U.S. Bank takes next step towards launching its stablecoin with cross-border payment test
The fifth-largest U.S. commercial bank said it is exploring USBDC stablecoin for treasury payments, liquidity management and collateral after completing a live transaction.

Bitmine purchased another $69 million of ETH, with Tom DeMark expecting price uptrend to soon resume
At the latest purchase pace, Tom Lee's Ethereum treasury firm could reach its crypto accumulation goal in another seven weeks.

Robinhood isn't backing down after AMC CEO demands halt to stock tokens
AMC boss Adam Aron called Robinhood’s stock tokens “synthetic equity” and threatened legal action. Vlad Tenev says the brokerage stands behind the product.

AMC CEO blasts Robinhood for stock token, putting synthetic shares in spotlight
Adam Aron said AMC has no connection to Robinhood’s tokenized shares, reviving questions around how stocks are brought onchain.

SoFi, Kraken tie up as crypto and banking push into each other's turf
Kraken is joining SoFi's settlement network and list SoFiUSD as the companies link traditional banking with crypto markets.

Firelight raises $8 million, expands beyond XRP as it aims to make DeFi less scary for fintechs
The protocol aims to give fintechs and investors a faster way to recover losses from DeFi hacks, while letting XRP, bitcoin and XLM holders earn yield by backing that protection.

Ethena pushes stablecoins into everyday banking with high-yield savings, cards and payments
Ethena Pay offers a 6% dollar savings rate and 5% card cashback, using Avalanche for settlement.

NYSE owner ICE taps tZERO for tokenized securities push, takes stake in firm
The deal adds transfer-agent and settlement infrastructure to ICE's plans for an NYSE-affiliated market for tokenized stocks, tZERO said.

Bitmine makes largest ether purchase since June as Tom Lee points to crypto's strong Q3
Company Chairman Lee said crypto’s recent outperformance could draw more institutional investors.

Solana vote to double disinflation passes by a hair in dramatic finish
Solana's first network-wide vote went down to the wire, with Kraken and Galaxy-linked validators switching sides before the disinflation proposal narrowly passed.

