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 Dawdles Below $30K as Investors Eye Coming Fed Rate Decision, BTC Options Expiry

Next week’s U.S. central bank interest rate decision and the bitcoin options expiry are unlikely to move markets, which have been stuck for weeks.

BTC daily price (CoinDesk)

Markets

MakerDAO’s MKR Soars 28% in a Week as Token Buyback Scheme Goes Live

The lending platform is on track to remove some $7 million of MKR governance tokens from the market in the next month, according to blockchain data.

MKR weekly price (CoinDesk)

Markets

Chainlink’s LINK Pops 15%, XRP Loses Steam as Bitcoin Revisits $29.6K Range Lows

Tech stocks such as Tesla and Netflix, which crypto prices tend to correlate with, sold off during the day as investors shied away from risk assets.

BTC daily price (CoinDesk Indices)

Markets

MakerDAO Votes to Halt Lending to Tokenized Credit Pool After $2M Loan Default

The embattled Harbor Trade credit pool minted $1.5 million of DAI stablecoin secured with loans to a consumer electronics firm, which defaulted on $2.1 million of debt.

Rune Christensen, fundador de MakerDAO. (CoinDesk TV)

Markets

XRP Soars 10%, Lifting Altcoins as Bitcoin Dominance Teeters at 1-Month Low

Bitcoin’s stall despite a recent wave of positive crypto news is a cause for concern, one observer said.

XRP price in the last 24 hours (CoinDesk)

Markets

Dogecoin Pops 4% on Elon Musk Tweet

The Tesla CEO and Twitter owner has been known on occasion to playfully talk about his fondness for the memecoin.

Twitter and Doge Icons (Twitter)

Markets

XRP’s 60% Weekly Gain Defies Broader Crypto Slump as Bitcoin Stalls Below $30K

Crypto index funds potentially adding XRP to their holdings could mean additional buying pressure for the token, one analyst said.

XRP weekly performance

Markets

Bitcoin Dips Below $30K to Lowest Since Late June as Altcoins Pare Gains From XRP Lawsuit

Ripple's XRP, Solana's SOL and Lido Finance's LDO lost more than 4% in the last 24 hours.

BTC price chart (CoinDesk)

Policy

Ron DeSantis Promises to Ban CBDCs if Elected President

The U.S. presidential candidate in March signed a bill as Florida’s governor to prohibit the use of CBDCs within his state.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (Florida State Government)

Markets

Celsius Moves $59M of Altcoins in Possible Prelude to Converting Into BTC, ETH

A U.S. bankruptcy court previously granted the crypto lender permission to sell its altcoin holdings for bitcoin and ether starting in July.

Celsius deposits to FalconX (Arkham Intelligence)