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

Bitcoin Rally Fueled by Perfect Macro Storm; Ether, DOGE, BNB Surge

Bitcoin's breakout suggests further upside above $130,000, but a pullback to $118,000 remain possible, Deribit's CCO said.

Storm clouds gather. (Shutterstock)

Finance

Cathie Wood's ARK Bets on Tokenization With a Stake in BlackRock-Backed Securitize

The ARK Venture Fund invested around $10 million in the tokenization specialist, according to CoinDesk's calculation.

Ark Invest's Cathie Woods (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

BitMine Immersion Added $821M in Ether, Bringing Cash and Crypto Holdings to $13.4B

The firm extended its lead as the largest ether treasury, holding over 2.83 million in ETH tokens.

Screenshot of Tom Lee on CoinDesk TV (CoinDesk)

Finance

What SWIFT's Blockchain Means for Stablecoins and Global Banks

The company that underpins the global financial messaging system is building infrastructure for onchain settlement as it seeks a role in blockchain-based finance.

Swift logo (SWIFT)

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Markets

Bitcoin Set for Quick Run to $135K and Beyond: Standard Chartered

ETF investors shifting from gold to bitcoin could accelerate the rally into year-end, with BTC potentially hitting $200,000, lead analyst Geoff Kendrick said.

Bitcoin (modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Coinbase Applies for Federal Trust Charter, Says Not Aiming to Be a Bank

Federal oversight would allow the firm to introduce new financial services without the need of state-by-state approval.

Coinbase logo shown on a laptop screen (Shutterstock)

Finance

Tether Looking to Launch Tokenized Gold Treasury Firm With Antalpha Raising $200M: Report

The report comes after Antalpha, a key lender of mining hardware firm Bitmain, launched lending and infrastructure tools for Tether Gold (XAUT).

Close-up of stacked gold bars. (Jingming Pan/Unsplash)

Markets

LINK Shifts Momentum as Stablecoin Chain Plasma Integrates Chainlink Services

Chainlink will provide oracle, cross-chain and data services to the Plasma network to support stablecoin use cases.

Chainlink (LINK) price (CoinDesk Data)

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Markets

AAVE Breaks Resistance as DeFi Market Hits Record $219B Size

The native token of the largest DeFi lending protocol is showing strong momentum despite short-term profit taking above $290.

"AAVE Surges 2% on Institutional Volume Spike, Breaks Key Resistance Amid Consolidation"

Markets

Bitcoin Hits $120K With Traders Eyeing Bullish October Rally

Open interest in BTC futures hits all-time high as Fed uncertainty and ETF hopes boost crypto sentiment.

Bitcoin (BTC) price (CoinDesk Data)