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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Bitcoin Tumbles Below $30K, Crypto Prices Buckle After Altcoin Frenzy on XRP Ruling

Ripple's XRP was down 25% from its highest levels on Thursday.

BTC price (CoinDesk)

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XRP Trading Volume Surges 1,351% as Major Crypto Exchanges Embrace the Token

The spike in trading activity came after a partial win in a lawsuit against the SEC.

(Unsplash)

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Celsius Moves $64M in LINK, MATIC, AAVE and Altcoins Following Court Permission to Sell Tokens

The bankrupt crypto lender was given permission to convert its roughly $170 million altcoin stash to BTC and ETH.

(Arkham Intelligence)

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SOL, MATIC, ADA Tokens Surge Following XRP Ruling

A federal judge on Thursday ruled he sale of Ripple’s XRP tokens on exchanges and through algorithms did not constitute investment contracts.

SOL price (CoinDesk)

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Crypto Markets ‘Highly Dependent’ on Stablecoins Lacking Transparency, TUSD Poses Risk: Kaiko

The rapidly growing TUSD, favored by crypto exchange Binance, poses risk to the market, according to the crypto research firm.

Ratings company S&P Global has started ranking stablecoins' ability to hold their pegs. (eswaran arulkumar/Unsplash)

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More Tokenized Treasuries Arrive on Polygon as Digital Bond Market Expands

Ondo’s OUSG token, one of the largest on-chain tokenized Treasury products, has accrued $134 million of assets under management on Ethereum.

U.S. Treasury Department seal (Bill Perry/Shutterstock, modified by CoinDesk using PhotoMosh)

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Ethereum Tops New Crypto ESG Ranking, Bitcoin Slammed for Heavy Energy Usage

Crypto data firm CCData released the first institutional-grade scoring system that evaluates digital assets focusing on environmental, social and governance aspects.

Top ranking digital assets in the ESG ranking (CCData)

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Tokenized U.S. Treasurys Surpass $600M as Crypto Investors Capture TradFi Yield

Crypto investors now effectively lend $614 million to the U.S. government via different tokenized Treasury products, according to real-world asset data firm RWA.xyz.

Market for tokenized Treasuries (RWA.xyz)

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Ether Staking Ratio Nears Key Milestone as Inflows Slow Amid Regulatory Pressures

Investors committed nearly 20% of all ETH tokens to lock up in staking contracts, according to blockchain data.

(Dune Analytics/Hildobby)

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Sudden Crypto Volatility Spurs $216M in Losses, Liquidating Both Long and Short Positions

Cryptocurrency prices rose early Friday but then dropped sharply following a report that the SEC had deemed recent spot BTC filings inadequate.

Crypto liquidations (CoinGlass)