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

U.S. Consumer Sentiment Craters in First Post-Tariff Read, but Crypto Is Holding Up

Gold soared to a new record high as the selloff in the U.S. dollar and long-term Treasuries continued in force on Friday.

Edvard Munch's "The Scream." (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)

Finance

Bitcoin Life Insurance Firm Meanwhile Raises $40M to Expand Globally

With the investment led by Fulgur Ventures and Framework, the firm plans to scale its bitcoin-denominated life insurance and annuity products designed to combat inflation risk.

Meanwhile co-founder and CEO Zachary Townsend on CoinDesk TV (CoinDesk)

Markets

Tokenized Gold Surges Above $2B Market Cap as Tariff Fears Spark Safe Haven Trade

Gold-backed crypto tokens outperformed most crypto sectors, including stablecoins, in market cap growth since Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration, a CEX.IO report said.

Stacked gold bars (Scottsdale Mint/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Tumbles Below $80K Alongside 5% Plunge in Nasdaq as China Tariff Tiff Escalates

Amid the carnage, gold continued to be well-bid, surging to another record high.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Jumps 6% to $81K as Crypto Prices Surge on Trump's Tariff Pause

President Trump said he authorized a 90-day pause on tariffs on countries that haven't retaliated against the U.S.

President Donald Trump sits at his desk in the Oval Office. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Markets

Tokenized Funds' Rapid Growth Comes With Red Flags: Moody's

The credit agency highlighted concerns over operational fragility, blockchain vulnerabilities and patchy regulation.

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Markets

Bitcoin Rally Stalls, but Sliding Yuan Could Be Bullish Catalyst

Chinese goods will be subject to 104% additional tariffs beginning at midnight, the White House said.

China-based Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) aims to raise fresh capital in a bid to further develop its chip-making technologies. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Markets

DeFi Borrowing Demand Plunges as Crypto Traders Deleverage Amid Market Turmoil

The total value of borrowings on large DeFi platforms like Aave and Morpho has sharply dropped from the mid-December peak, as investors scrambled to reduce outstanding debt or got liquidated.

(Christian Dubovan/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Finance

Private Equity Giant Apollo Invests in Real-World Asset Platform Plume

The investment aims to accelerate Plume’s efforts to make real-world assets tradable and usable in crypto markets.

Plume co-founders Eugene Shen, Chris Yin and Teddy Pornprinya (Plume)

Markets

Ripple, BCG Project $18.9T Tokenized Asset Market by 2033

Tokenization of assets could save significant costs for asset managers and issuers, driving broader adoption, the report noted.

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