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

TrueFi Unveils Lending Protocol for Tokenized Real-World Assets; TRU Jumps 14%

Investors will be able to take out crypto loans by pledging TrueFi's U.S. Treasury bill tokens, with plans to expand collateral to other types of tokenized RWAs, according to the proposal.

(Jason Leung/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Pumps Above $70K as Crypto Rally Resumes; Analyst Sets $83K Price Target

The gains were broad-based, with SOL and AVAX advancing more than 10% over the past 24 hours.

Bitcoin price on March 25 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Slips to $64K as Large Grayscale GBTC Outflows Continue

U.S.-listed spot bitcoin ETFs are poised for their first week of net negative flows since late January.

Bitcoin price on March 22 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Slips to $65K Amid Stronger Dollar, But Analyst Says the 'Pullback Is Over'

Bitcoin could consolidate first before reclaiming the $69,000 level to reignite its uptrend, one trader noted.

Bitcoin price on March 21 (CoinDesk)

Markets

BlackRock Enters Asset Tokenization Race With New Fund on the Ethereum Network

The asset management giant also made a strategic investment in asset tokenization company Securitize.

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Tops $67K on Dovish Fed Remarks; Ether Rebounds From SEC Fears, DOGE Soars

Fed policymakers maintained their outlook for three rate cuts by the end of the year, alleviating market concern of a more hawkish stance.

Bitcoin price on March 20 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Federal Reserve Keeps Interest Rates, Rate Cut Outlook Steady for This Year

Policymakers forecasted Wednesday they would lower interest rates to 4.6% by year-end, similarly to their December projection.

Fed Chair Jay Powell is set to speak after the central bank held policy steady (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

Markets

Ether Tumbles 6% as ETH ETF Hopes Dim Amid Regulatory Probe Reports

CoinDesk reported Wednesday that the Ethereum Foundation faces a confidential inquiry, and Fortune said the SEC is examining whether ETH is a security.

ETH price (CoinDesk)

Policy

BlackRock Creates Fund With Securitize, a Big Player in Real-World Asset Tokenization

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said in an interview earlier that the company's filings for spot bitcoin and ether ETFs were "stepping stones towards tokenization."

(Jim Henderson, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Rebounds to $65K as Investors Weigh Looming Fed Decision Risk

Disappointing flows into bitcoin ETFs over the past days partly resulted from investors trimming risks ahead of Wednesday's FOMC meeting, one market observer said.

Fed Chair Jay Powell is set to speak after the central bank held policy steady (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)