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.

Krisztian Sandor

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Finance

New Ether Treasury Firm 'ETHZilla' Emerges With $425M Funding and a DeFi Twist

The transaction was backed by sixty institutional and crypto-native investors, including Polychain Capital, GSR.

Ether price chart on a smartphone screen (Cedrik Wesche/Unsplash)

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SharpLink Acquired 77K More ETH, Boosting Holdings Over $1.6B

The firm, led by Joesph Lubin, has emerged as one of the largest corporate ether holders since its pivot to a crypto treasury strategy.

Ethereum blockchain symbol abstract crystal

Markets

DeFi Dev Boosts Solana Treasury to $218M After Latest Purchase

The Nasdaq-listed firm funded the acquisition by its $5 billion standing equity line of credit facility.

A Solana sign at a crypto conference. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

BNB Token Rallies to Record High as CEA Industries Raises $500M for Treasury Strategy

Several listed companies announced plans to create BNB crypto treasuries recently, including CEA Industries (VAPE), teaming up with Binance founder CZ's family office.

Binance's former CEO, Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (Photos from Smorshedi/Wikimedia Commons and CoinDesk/Flickr, modified by CoinDesk)

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PayPal Expands Crypto Payments for U.S. Merchants to Cut Cross-Border Fees

The new feature supports over 100 cryptocurrencies and major crypto wallets, aiming to simplify international commerce for U.S. merchants.

PayPal logo on iphone screen (Marques Thomas/Unsplash)

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Sky's Grove Expands to Avalanche With $250M RWA Plan, Partnering With Centrifuge, Janus

The expansion brings tokenized versions of credit and U.S. Treasury funds to Avalanche as part of the network's institutional finance push.

The Avalanche booth at HBC 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Rebounds After Galaxy Completes Sale of $9B BTC From Satoshi-Era Whale

Galaxy said the long-dormant wallet sold 80,000 BTC through the asset manager as part of the investor's estate planning.

A statue of Satoshi Nakamoto, a presumed pseudonym used by the inventor of Bitcoin, is displayed in Graphisoft Park on September 22, 2021 in Budapest, Hungary. The statue's creators, Reka Gergely and Tamas Gilly, used anonymized facial features, as Nakamoto's true identify remains unconfirmed. (Photo by Janos Kummer)

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XRP, DOGE, SOL Lead Crypto Selloff, But Altcoin Season Still in Play if This Happens

Bitcoin's dominance lost a key level, and confirmation could ignite a broader altcoin season, a Coinbase analyst noted.

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Finance

Revolut Makes Crypto Staking Available in Hungary After Restricting Services

The company had to restrict the majority of its crypto services for customers in Hungary earlier in July due to new legislation in the country being enforced.

Revolut CEO Nik Storonsky (Credit: Getty Images, Kimberly White)

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Ether-Focused SharpLink Appoints Former BlackRock Executive as Co-CEO

Joseph Chalom spearheaded BlackRock's foray into blockchain and digital assets, including the introduction of a spot ETH ETF.

BlackRock's name above a building's entrance.