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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Markets

Bitcoin Crumbles to $60K, Giving Up Most Post-Fed Rate Cut Gains

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq also fell on a report that Iran was preparing an imminent missile attack on Israel.

Gráfico de índices del mercado de acciones subiendo y bajando. (Megamodifier/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Ends Historic September With a Dip, but Breakout May Not Come Before U.S. Election

Despite October being a historically strong month for crypto assets, options traders expect further downside over the next few weeks, with a rally coming post-election, Wintermute said.

Bitcoin price on 09 30 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Digital-Asset Manager Kin Launches $100M Tokenized Real Estate Fund on Chintai Network

Fund tokenization is one of the frontiers of bringing real-world assets (RWAs) to blockchain rails in pursuit of greater efficiency, lower costs and faster settlements.

Kin Capital principal Adam Menconi (Kin Capital)

Markets

AI-Related Cryptos Lead Altcoin Surge; Bitcoin Breakout Nears with Several Catalyst in Q4: Analyst

NEAR, RNDR, TAO and LPT booked double-digit gains as artificial intelligence-focused tokens were the best performers within the CoinDesk 20 Index.

Bitcoin price on 09 23 (CoinDesk)

Finance

JP Morgan's Onyx Blockchain Used for Siemens' Digital Commercial Paper Settlement

The transaction was a milestone for Onyx and SWIAT, which are collaborating to develop digital asset issuance products on blockchain rails for commercial banks.

CEO Jamie Dimon's JPMorgan Chase & Co. has aided in the tokenization of commercial paper through its Onyx unit. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

MicroStrategy Boosts Bitcoin Holdings With $458M Purchase, Upsized Convertible Note Offering to $1B

With the latest acquisition, the company now holds 252,220 bitcoin worth nearly $16 billion at current prices.

MicroStrategy executive chairman and co-founder Michael Saylor. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Faces Key Test at $64K as Altcoins Lead Crypto Rally; Options Traders Bet on $70K BTC Next Month

The broad-based CoinDesk 20 Index outperformed BTC and ETH, with all of its constituents advancing through the day and SOL, AVAX and APT gaining 10%-15%.

Bitcoin price on 09 19 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin's Breakout to New Highs Could Be Near, Past Market Cycles Suggest

The top crypto's current correction from the March peak resembles the action of 2016 and 2020 during the previous bull runs, which resolved in new all-time highs in the latter months of the year.

Bernstein forecasts new crypto cycle ( Hans Eiskonen/Unsplash)

Markets

Fed Cuts Interest Rates by 50 Basis Points, Bitcoin Briefly Hits $61K Before Sell-Off

Market participants were uncertain about the size of the rate cut prior to the Fed meeting, laying the groundwork for market volatility.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at the Brookings Institute in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 30, 2022. (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

Finance

WisdomTree Pushes Further Into Tokenization With New Platform

The asset manager unveiled a platform to give users access to real-world assets.

WisdomTree CEO Jonathan Steinberg, left. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)