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

Bitcoin Wobbles at $29K as XRP Leads Altcoin Losses; SHIB, Helium Gain

Cryptocurrency markets sold off Friday afternoon as equity markets gave up early gains and closed the day in red.

Bitcoin returns to $29K (CoinDesk Indices)

Markets

Traders Ditch USDT on Curve, Uniswap, Pushing Key Exchange Pools Into Imbalance

Similar imbalances happened when Terra imploded in May 2022 and after the Silicon Valley Bank crisis hit USDC issuer Circle in March.

USDT daily price (CoinDesk)

Markets

Binance Boosts First Digital's Stablecoin With Zero Fees to Buy and Sell Bitcoin, Ether

The crypto exchange listed the Hong Kong-regulated First Digital's FDUSD stablecoin last week.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Litecoin Plunges 6% to Fresh Monthly Lows on Halving Day

Historically, LTC has tended to peak ahead of its halving event, at which miner rewards are slashed by 50%.

LTC daily price (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Dips Below $29K, BNB Slides After Report on DOJ's Binance Concerns

Crypto markets have reversed overnight gains alongside weakness in stock markets and rising Treasury yields.

BTC 4-hour price (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Has Been More Stable Than Gold and Stocks; Violent Price Action Could Ensue

Similar uneventful periods in the past preceded major eruptions in volatility for BTC’s price, noted a research firm.

BTC price 5-day volatility compared to gold, Nasdaq and S&P500 (K33 Research)

Markets

Curve Founder’s $168M Stash Is Under Stress, Creating a Risk for DeFi as a Whole

Curve CEO Michael Egorov pledged 34% of CRV’s total market cap to back loans across DeFi protocols. A forced liquidation would result in selling at a time when prices are already falling.

Curve Finance's Michael Egorov (Michael Egorov, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Tether Reports $3.3B in Excess Reserves in Q2, Up $850M for the Quarter

The issuer of stablecoin USDT said its operational profits exceeded $1 billion in Q2 this year.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Hacks and Exploits Cost Traders $303M in July; Worst Month of 2023

Some $52 million of assets were siphoned from Curve Finance just this weekend.

Computer Hacking Hackers (Shutterstock)

Markets

Bitcoin Teeters Around $29.2K as Crypto Markets Slide Amid Curve Exploit, SEC Clampdown on Hex

BTC hovered comfortably over $29,300 for much of the weekend but dropped in the hours after Curve Finance tweeted that it had suffered a breach.

Bitcoin daily chart. (CoinDesk Indices)