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

Grayscale’s Victory Ignites a GBTC Trading Frenzy as Investors Bet on Narrowing Discount to Bitcoin Price

The SEC must review its rejection to convert the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust into an exchange-traded fund, the appeals court ruled Tuesday.

Grayscale ad (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Tokenized U.S. Treasuries Arrive to XDC Network as Digital Bond Market Grows

The market for tokenized U.S. Treasuries has grown nearly sixfold to $622 million this year, as real-world assets on blockchains keep expanding.

a hundred dollar bill

Markets

Bitcoin Dips Below $26K, Smaller Cryptos Head Lower on Fed's Powell's Hawkish Remarks

Speaking at Jackson Hole, the Fed chair doubled down on keeping financial conditions tight, including hiking interest rates further if needed.

BTC price daily (CoinDesk)

Markets

Default of Tokenized Loans on Centrifuge Puts MakerDAO’s Investment at Risk

MakerDAO has lent $1.84 million of DAI stablecoin to the tokenized credit pool under distress.

Bitcoin ETFs lost  $836 million to outflows last week. (Unsplash)

Finance

Colombian Peso Stablecoin Goes Live on Polygon, Aiming for $10B Remittances Market

Num Finance already issues stablecoins pegged to the Argentine and Peruvian local currencies.

Central banks from Mexico and Colombia studied crypto's role in the developing world (Flickr)

Markets

Ether Whales Scooped Up $94M in ETH as Price Plunged to $1.6K

Last Thursday's plunge in prices drew the attention of a number of sizable holders.

(Todd Cravens/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Gives Up Gains, Slips Below $26K Ahead of Fed's Jerome Powell at Jackson Hole

The Kansas City Federal Reserve's annual Jackson Hole Symposium is underway, and Powell will deliver his keynote address Friday morning.

BTC price in the past 24 hours (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Climbs 3% to $26.6K; SOL, NEAR, ADA Lead Crypto Market Gains

Despite today’s market-wide advance, the outlook for risk assets is pointing to softer prices for the next few weeks, one observer noted.

BTC price chart (CoinDesk)

Markets

DAI Stablecoin Surpasses $5B Market Cap on Higher Yield, Lifting Spark Protocol

The recently-introduced Enhanced Dai Savings Rate reversed some of the token’s decline in market value.

Rune Christensen (Trevor Jones)

Markets

BNB Token Stumbles to 1-Year Low Amid Mounting Scrutiny Over Binance

Formerly known as Binance Coin, BNB sunk to as low as $204, its weakest level since late June 2022.

BNB price over past week (CoinDesk)