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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Finance

Circle Issues Euro-Backed Stablecoin EURC Natively on the Solana Blockchain

Circle aims to boost around-the-clock foreign exchange transactions and remittances by deploying EURC on Solana.

(Sandali Handagama/ CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin at Risk of Snapping Historic Winning Streak, but 'Perfect Storm' Brews for a Strong 2024

Market participants expect interest rates to fall "aggressively" in the U.S., U.K. and Europe for the next couple of years, which is more beneficial for risky assets, OANDA's Craig Erlam said in an interview with CoinDesk TV.

Bitcoin price this week (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Bounces Over $43K, Altcoins, Crypto Stocks Burst Higher as Fed Projects Rate Cuts Next Year

Cardano's ADA, Avalanche's AVAX and Injective's INJ tokens led altcoin gains as risk assets rallied on dovish Fed.

Bitcoin price today (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Halts at $41K as Traders Eye Fed Rate Decision; AVAX Flips Dogecoin as Altcoins Jump

Investors will monitor Fed Chair Jerome Powell's press conference Wednesday for signs of potential rate cuts next year.

Bitcoin price today (CoinDesk)

Markets

Donald Trump Unveils New 'Mugshot' NFTs, Stirring Up Prices for His Previous NFTs

Buy enough of them and you can get a piece of the suit the former U.S. president wore when he arrested in August.

Trump Digital Trading Cards: MugShot Edition (CollectTrumpCards.com)

Markets

DeFi Platform Conic Finance's CNC Token Surges 50% as the Protocol Plots Comeback After Hack

Conic Finance was hacked in July draining roughly $3.6 million worth of ether from the protocol.

Conic Finance lets liquidity providers gain exposure to multiple pools on DeFi platform Curve (Conic Finance)

Finance

Coinbase to Bring TradFi Assets On-Chain With New Platform Built on Base Under Abu Dhabi Regulator's Oversight

"Project Diamond" lets institutions create and trade digital native versions of financial instruments such as debt using Base in a regulated manner.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)

Markets

Bitcoin Dips 7% to Near $40K; Pullback Will Be Short-Lived, Say Experts

"Corrections shake out 'weak hands' and leverage, allowing for a stronger foundation for eventual moves higher," said well-followed analyst Will Clemente.

Bitcoin price today (CoinDesk)

Markets

Coinbase, MicroStrategy, Marathon Stocks Buckle 5%-10% as Bitcoin Tumbles Below $42K

A "flash crash" in thin trading Sunday evening, saw bitcoin's price plunge nearly 10% from the $44,000 level in the space of a few minutes.

MicroStrategy Executive Director Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

Markets

Cardano Jumps 20% as Analyst Eyes Bitcoin Pullback to $40K to 'Fill CME Gap'

Market observers "underappreciate" future inflows from institutional investors to bitcoin, asset 21.co CEO said in a CoinDesk TV interview.

Cardano ADA price (CoinDesk)