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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Ether Surges to 7-Month High, Outshines Bitcoin on BlackRock ETF Plans; Altcoins Plunge

Bitcoin hit an 18-month high near $38,000 before pulling back sharply.

ETH price (CoinDesk)

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Wild Bitcoin, Ether Price Swings Spur $400M of Crypto Liquidations, the Most Since August

BTC and ETH both surged to milestone levels amid bitcoin ETF optimism, but some shorts and longs got badly burned.

Crypto liquidations per asset (CoinGlass)

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Coinbase, Ether Liquid Staking Tokens Lido, RocketPool Surge on BlackRock ETH ETF News

The iShares Ethereum Trust was registered as a corporate entity in the state of Delaware earlier Thursday.

LDO price (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Breakout Toward $45K 'Imminent' Says Matrixport

Polygon's MATIC and Chainlink's LINK led altcoin gains Wednesday afternoon.

CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Fees Soar Nearly 1,000% Since August as Ordinals Are Back in Vogue

Higher fees are also boosting bottom lines for the industry's beleaguered miners, 21Shares noted.

Number of Ordinals inscription on Bitcoin (21.co/Dune Analytics)

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Bitcoin Squeezes to $35.5K as 'Mini Altcoin Season' Lifts Crypto Market Cap to $1.3 Trillion

Capital rotation from bitcoin to altcoins accelerated further but steady inflows into BTC funds compensated, one analyst noted.

CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index on Nov. 7 (CoinDesk)

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Ether Could Hit $3,000 as Soaring Network Activity Turns Token Deflationary

The Ethereum blockchain settled $250 billion of transactions last week, the highest since mid-March, underpinning ether's bullish outlook.

Ethereum (Unsplash)

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XRP, LINK, DOGE Lead Altcoin Gains as Bitcoin Sits at $35K

A few days of outperformance has ignited chatter about "altcoin season."

XRP price on Nov. 6 (CoinDesk)

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Crypto Funds See $767M Six-Week Inflow, Best Since 2021 Bull Market: CoinShares

Bitcoin funds attracted most of the demand, while ether funds saw their largest inflows since August 2022.

Crypto fund flows per week (CoinShares)

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Bitcoin Stalls at $35K as Gains Flow to Altcoins in Crypto's 'Early Bull Market Rotation,' Analyst Says

Layer 1 cryptocurrencies and DeFi tokens soared this week as bitcoin and ether chopped sideways.

Bitcoin price on Nov. 3 (CoinDesk)