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

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)

Finance

SmartGold, Chintai Tokenize $1.6B in IRA Gold, Add DeFi Yield for U.S. Investors

The tokenized gold structure lets U.S. retirement investors earn yield on crypto protocols while keeping tax advantages.

gold bars (Philip Oroni/Unsplash+)

Finance

CleanCore in $175M Deal to Establish a Dogecoin Treasury; Shares Tumble 60%

The firm also named Alex Spiro, high-profile attorney and Elon Musk's lawyer, as chairman of the board effective immediately.

Shiba inu dog

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Finance

Kraken, Backed Bring Tokenized Equities Offering to Ethereum Mainnet

The expansion of xStocks aims to integrate tokenized stocks with Ethereum’s vast DeFi ecosystem., the firms said.

Kraken on phone (PiggyBank/ Unsplash)

Finance

The Ether Machine Gets $654M ETH Investment From Blockchains’ Jeffrey Berns

Berns’ commitment brings company's ETH holdings to over $2.1 billion as it prepares to go public via a merger later this year.

Ethereum Logo (Unsplash)

Finance

BitMine Immersion Boosts Ether Holdings to $8.1B, With $623M in Cash for More Purchases

Led by Tom Lee, the company aims to control 5% of ether's supply, positioning itself as the largest listed ETH treasury firm.

Screenshot of Tom Lee on CoinDesk TV (CoinDesk)

Markets

Tokenized Gold Market Tops $2.5B as the Precious Metal Nears Record Highs

Gold-backed tokens XAUT and PAXG have surged to fresh highs in market capitalization as the metal trades near its April peak.

A gold bar (Scottsdale mint/Unsplash)

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Polygon Leads Crypto Gains With 16% Weekend Surge as CoinDesk 20 Index Holds Steady

Technical models flag bullish momentum, with support emerging around $0.277–$0.278.

CoinDesk 20 Index constituents (CoinDesk Indices)

Finance

VersaBank Tests Tokenized Deposits on Algorand, Ethereum and Stellar in U.S. Pilot

Digital bank VersaBank unveiled plans to expands its blockchain-based Digital Deposit Receipts to the U.S. with regulatory oversight in focus.

Digitally altered photo of a dollar bill (Ryan Quintal/Unsplash, Modified by CoinDesk)