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

Hong Kong Gaming Company Boyaa Interactive Seeks Approval to Buy $100M in Crypto to Boost Web3 Strategy

The company's plan highlights Hong Kong's rising profile as a digital asset hub.

Hong Kong (Unsplash)

Finance

Tokenization Firm Superstate Gets $14M Investment to Bring Traditional Funds On-Chain

The company has earmarked the funds for team expansion, creating private funds for institutional investors and crafting a framework for tokenized public funds that U.S. clients can access.

Robert Leshner, CEO of Superstate (Superstate)

Finance

Solana-Based Stablecoin Remittances Get a Boost with CFX Labs' Fresh $9.5M Fundraise to Expand Globally

Remittances are one of the most compelling use cases for stablecoins, offering fast, non-stop settlements and cheap transactions using blockchains as payment rail.

CFX Labs' payment network, MoveMoney (CFX Labs)

Finance

Blockchain Startup Kinto Plans 'First KYC'd' Ethereum Layer-2 Network After Raising $5M

Ethereum layer 2 Kinto network features native know-your-customer (KYC) checks and investor accreditation mechanism to help onboard regulated financial institutions.

Ramon Recuero, Kinto CEO and co-founder (Kinto)

Markets

Crypto Bulls Hit by $300M in Liquidations as Bitcoin, Ether Buckle on Fizzling ETF Momentum

Tuesday's sharp decline in crypto prices spurred the largest daily leveraged long liquidation since August, CoinGlass data shows.

Crypto liquidations per day for all assets combined (CoinGlass)

Markets

Bitcoin Drops 4% to $35K Despite Soaring Tradfi Markets, But Analysts Remain Optimistic

An unexpected slowdown in inflation sent stock and bond markets sharply higher, but crypto was left out, possibly due to declining enthusiasm about the imminent approval of a spot bitcoin ETF.

Bitcoin price on Nov. 14 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Solana, Avalanche, Chainlink Tumble 8%-12% as Crypto Rally Cools Amid Fake BlackRock XRP Trust Filing

Some analysts have warned that recent gains for crypto left markets vulnerable to a pullback.

Solana price (CoinDesk)

Tech

Raft Suffers $3.3M Exploit That Drove Down Stablecoin 50%, but Hacker Likely Lost Money on Attack

Raft's R stablecoin lost its dollar peg, dropping as much as 50% in the immediate aftermath of the exploit.

hacker (Cybercrime / Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Fund Holdings Hit All-Time High as Spot ETF Excitement Entices Crypto Investors

Digital asset funds surpassed $1 billion in net inflows this year, with money overwhelmingly flowing into BTC-focused investments, CoinShares reported.

Bitcoin held by funds (ByteTree)

Markets

Bitcoin ETF Excitement Drives Wall Street Giant CME Above Binance in BTC Futures Rankings

CME's rise to the top rank highlights the growing institutional demand for bitcoin, as the venue is almost exclusively used by large traditional financial institutions, one analyst noted.

Top exchanges by bitcoin futures open interest (CoinGlass)