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

Coinbase debuts tokenized stocks on Base network, joining race to bring equities on blockchain

The crypto exchange is starting with tokenized versions of Apple, Nvidia, Meta and Alphabet, issued under its new Abu Dhabi framework.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)

Finance

Tom Lee's Bitmine buys $81 million of ETH in largest weekly haul since early July

The treasury firm stepped up its ETH buying as Tom Lee said the crypto’s 30% weekly rally could signal a larger move ahead.

Tom Lee, chairman of Bitmine and cofounder of Fundstrat, speaking at Consensus 2026 in Miami (CoinDesk)

Finance

Live updates: Bitcoin retreats after nearing $80,000, with analysts eyeing breather after big run

With bond yields still near multi-year highs, focus turns to Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's upcoming Jackson Hole address.

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Finance

Stablecoin neobank Fasset lands $1 billion valuation as SBI backs its payments push

The firm raised $68 million as its revenue has grown six-fold as stablecoin payments and settlement expand, CEO Mohammad Raafi Hossain told CoinDesk.

Fasset co-founder and CEO Mohammad Raafi Hossain (Fasset)

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Markets

Bitcoin has gone quiet as traders chase ‘5x or 10x’ payoffs elsewhere

Bitcoin's price swings have hit a cycle low, squeezed by a market tug-of-war with no clear winner. The traders who once lived off its chaos have taken their risk appetite elsewhere.

Bitcoin traders are pivoting to other asset classes for bigger payoffs. (Cheng Xin/Getty Images)

Markets

Robot maker Unitree is going public. Hyperliquid traders see 4x upside from IPO price

Hyperliquid traders value Unitree at nearly $38 billion versus $9 billion at its IPO, leaving leveraged bets vulnerable when trading begins, Allium analysts said.

Unitree robot at the company's store during its opening at the JD.com Inc. Shuangjing shopping center. (Fred Lee/Getty Images)

Markets

Tokenization stocks slip as SEC delay puts 'speed bump' in crypto’s Wall Street push

Bullish, Coinbase, and Circle were among the names lower on Friday after the regulatory setback.

Wall Street street signs (Chenyu Guan/Unsplash)

Tech

Live updates: Bitcoin slips back to $63,000; MSCI threatens to exclude Strategy from indices

WTI crude tops $82 a barrel, adding inflation pressure and weighing on risk assets as bond yields rise.

BTC price past 24 hours

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Policy

U.S. SEC to again delay 'innovation exemption' for tokenization amid Wall Street, White House concerns

The SEC was ready to release at least some part of the innovation exemption alongside its now-canceled open meeting for "Reg Crypto" on Friday.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Shutterstock)

Finance

Tether says it completed long-promised 'Big Four' audit of finances behind $180 billion USDT stablecoin

KPMG U.S. examined Tether's books and even counted its gold bars as the $180 billion USDT issuer said it completed its long-promised financial audit.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)