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

Abu Dhabi Ventures Into Bond Tokenization with HSBC and FAB as RWA Momentum Accelerates

The issuance of the first digital bond lays the groundwork for a broader set of tokenized assets like Islamic bonds and real estate products, ADX Group CEO said.

Abu Dhabi (Kamil Rogalinski/Unsplash)

Finance

Swiss Bank AMINA Introduces Custody, Trading With Ripple’s RLUSD Stablecoin

The crypto-friendly financial services firm claims to be the first global bank to support Ripple's stablecoin.

View of Zug, Switzerland, from the lake, with mountains in background. (Louis Droege/Unsplash)

Markets

OpenAI Warns That Tokenized Equity Sale on Robinhood Is Unauthorized

"Any transfer of OpenAI equity requires our approval — we did not approve any transfer,” the company said in a statement.

OpenAI's Sam Altman, who has proposed Universal Basic Compute as a fix for automation-driven global equality. (Village Global/Flickr)

Finance

JPMorgan’s Blockchain Arm Kinexys Tests Tokenized Carbon Credits With S&P Global

The tokenization initiative could lay groundwork for standardized carbon infrastructure underpinned by blockchain tech, the firms said.

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Policy

Ripple Applies for Federal Bank Trust Charter, XRP Jumps 3%

The application follows stablecoin issuer Circle's similar effort to expand crypto services and move into federal regulatory oversight.

Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of Ripple Labs (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Rebounds Toward $110K, Presaging What Could Be a Volatile July

Lifting crypto sentiment today could be what's being touted as a strong debut for a Solana staking ETF.

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Finance

Defi Dev Hikes Convertible Note Offering to $112M for Buyback, More SOL Purchase

The Nasdaq-listed firm upsized its note offering from $100 million as it ramps up its Solana-focused crypto treasury strategy.

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

Markets

Bitcoin ETP With DeFi Yield Goes Live in Europe

The Fineqia Bitcoin Yield ETP deploys the underlying assets in decentralized finance yield strategies to offer investors a return on BTC holdings.

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Finance

Circle Applies for National Trust Bank Charter

A federal trust charter would bring Circle under direct federal bank regulator oversight, aligning it with how traditional financial institutions are overseen.

Circle's logo and name (Sandali Handagama/ CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Carried Crypto Markets in 2025's First Half as Altcoins Crumbled. What's Next?

Crypto stayed flat in a volatile first half of the year thanks to bitcoin. Meanwhile, Ethereum's ETH, Solana's SOL and small caps endured steep losses.

Bull and Bear (nosheep/Pixabay)