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

Pantera Capital Leads $16.5M Investment in ZK-Powered DEX Brine Fi at $100M Valuation

The investment comes at a time when crypto venture capital has mostly dried up and trading volumes have plunged.

Brine Fi founders from left to right: Shaaran Lakshminarayanan, Ritumbhara Bhatnagar and Bhavesh Praveen (Brine Fi)

Policy

Celsius Network Files 'Adversary Complaint' Against EquitiesFirst to Recover Assets

The private lender owed Celsius $439 million of assets as of July 2022.

(Mustang Joe/Flickr)

Finance

Cathie Wood's ARK Invest Files for First Spot Ether ETF

The Ark 21Shares Ethereum ETF is the first attempt to list such a fund in the U.S. that directly invests in ETH, the second largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization.

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood (Marco Bello/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Buy Ether Instead of Bitcoin to Ride ETF Momentum, Crypto Research Firm Says

There’s a high probability of approval on or before the SEC’s final deadline in mid-October for a decision on the first ether futures ETF in the U.S.

Timeline for crypto-related ETFs in October (Bloomberg/K33 Research)

Finance

Visa Taps Solana and USDC Stablecoin to Boost Cross-Border Payments

The company said it is one of the first major payment institutions to use directly the Solana network for settlements.

Casa central de Visa en Foster City, California. (Wonderlane/Creative Commons)

Markets

Large Bitcoin Holders Accumulate $1.5B Worth of BTC as Price Wavers

The accumulation suggests optimism among large investors, IntoTheBlock’s head of research noted.

(Todd Cravens/Unsplash)

Tech

MakerDAO Should Use Solana’s Code to Build Its New Blockchain, Co-Founder Says

Some community members have already pushed back against the idea.

Rune Christensen (Trevor Jones)

Markets

MakerDAO’s MKR Token Jumps 10%, Defying Crypto Market Slump

The rally occurred amid improving fundamentals of Maker, as the protocol has returned to make profits, Messari analyst Kunal Goel said.

MKR price over the past 24 hours (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Slumps to $25.5K, With Price Now Probing August Low

A modestly softer-than-expected employment report Friday morning failed to provide a positive catalyst.

Bitcoin continues to slump (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Slips to $27.2K, Cryptos Dip as Investors Digest Grayscale’s Court Win

Some signs suggest potential market weakness despite Tuesday’s rally, market observers noted.

Bitcoin pulls back from $28K (CoinDesk)