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

Avalanche, Helium Lead Monthly Crypto Gains as Bullish Bitcoin Consolidation Spurs Altcoin Season Call

Tokens in the DeFi and Culture & Entertainment sector indexes gained 39%-42% over the past month, showcasing the widening breadth of the crypto rally.

AVAX price (CoinDesk)

Markets

FTX Gets Court Approval to Sell $873M Worth of Grayscale, Bitwise Trust Assets

FTX held shares of five Grayscale Trusts and one Bitwise trust, according to an earlier court filing. The crypto firm Galaxy won court approval for an expansion of its mandate in helping to dispose of assets.

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Markets

IOTA Jumps 43% After Registering Ecosystem Foundation in Abu Dhabi

The IOTA Ecosystem DLT Foundation claims to be the first foundation to be registered under the emirate's regulatory framework for blockchain foundations, the press release said.

IOTA price (CoinDesk)

Markets

Terra's USTC Gains 300% as Bitcoin-Focused Comeback Plan, Binance Perpetuals Listing Fuel Speculative Frenzy

USTC and LUNC tokens are remnants of the collapsed Terra ecosystem that some community members remained committed to revive.

TerraClassicUSD price (CoinDesk)

Markets

Altcoin Rally Cools as Massive $650M Worth of Token Unlocks Loom Over Crypto Market

Large unlocking events usually lead to price declines as the increase in supply outpaces investor demand for the asset, The Tie reported earlier this year.

Optimism price on Nov. 27 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Funds Attract Largest Weekly Inflow in 2023 as Bitcoin 'Short-Sellers Capitulate': CoinShares

Ether funds enjoyed over $100 million of inflows in a four-week positive run, "marking a decisive turnaround in sentiment," CoinShares said.

Crypto fund inflows last week (CoinShares)

Finance

Crypto Industry Goes Nuclear With Uranium-Linked Tokens

The Uranium3o8 tokens are backed by uranium from the publicly-listed Canadian exploration and development firm Madison Metals.

Uranium3o8 website (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

OpenAI Ousts Sam Altman From CEO and Board Roles; Worldcoin Drops 12%

The board said it "no longer has confidence in [Altman's] ability to continue leading" the company.

Worldcoin co-founders Alex Blania and Sam Altman (Marc Olivier/Worldcoin)

Markets

Bitcoin Dips 5% to Under $36K as Crypto Rally Runs Into Wall, Liquidating $340M in 2 Days

The SEC delaying a decision about spot BTC ETFs could leave the market without a catalyst until early January, K33 analysts said this week.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Bounces 6%, Threatens $38K; 'Good Times Are Here,' Analyst Says

Solana's SOL continued to pace gains for altcoins.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk)