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

Sports Fan Tokens Rally Ahead of FIFA World Cup, Defying Crypto Market Gloom

Socios.com’s CHZ jumped 11% in a day, while fan tokens of national soccer teams of Portugal and Argentina are up 50% and 28%, respectively, amid mounting anticipation for the soccer World Cup.

A number of traders and crypto enthusiasts are investing in World Cup-themed tokens. (David Ramos/Getty Images)

Markets

Confusion Abounds As Binance and OKX Suspend Support for USDC, USDT on Solana, Then Backpedal

Binance subsequently resumed deposits for Tether's USDT on Solana, while OKX reworded an original statement saying it delisted the tokens.

Las especulaciones recientes sobre el estado de Binance, el exchange de criptomonedas más importante del mundo, también golpearon la participación de mercado de su stablecoin. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Binance.US Makes Another Run at Voyager Digital

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Nov. 17, 2022.

Changpeng Zhao's Binance.US had made a bid to acquire bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital. (Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)

Markets

Crypto Exchange Gemini Suffers $485M Rush of Outflows Amid Contagion Fears

Gemini suspended its yield-earning program, shaking users’ confidence in the exchange.

Tyler Winklevoss and Cameron Winklevoss, creators of crypto exchange Gemini Trust Co. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Tech

DeFi Giant MakerDAO Speeds Up DAI Transactions and Withdrawals, Expands to Arbitrum, Optimism

MakerDAO’s new technology, Maker Teleport, enables users of the DAI stablecoin to circumvent Ethereum’s congested base layer.

(Unsplash)

Markets

After Bankruptcy, FTX User Claims Pay Cents on the Dollar

The crypto exchange FTX filed for bankruptcy Friday, leaving users’ funds stuck on the platform, and one marketplace for distressed claims posted bids for a fraction of the original value of claims.

(Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Finance

FTX Hacker Panicked, Still Holds $339M in Ether, Cryptos: Arkham Intelligence

The mysterious looter siphoned about $400 million in digital assets from crypto exchange FTX late Friday night.

(Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Finance

FTX Hack or Inside Job? Blockchain Experts Examine Clues and a ‘Stupid Mistake’

Insolvent crypto exchange FTX suffered a $400 million exploit late Friday after filing for bankruptcy protection.

(Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Markets

Justin Sun Moved $6M Stablecoins From TrueFi Lending Pools Before FTX-Alameda Bankruptcy

Bankrupt trading firm Alameda Research has $7.2 million in outstanding debt from a TrueFi credit facility.

Justin Sun attending Consensus 2019 (Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)

Markets

Wintermute Ceased Trading and Moved Funds From Crypto Exchange FTX US Before Warning

The trading firm said earlier that it had stopped trading on FTX, a separate crypto exchange for international users, but some of its funds were stuck on the platform.

Evgeny Gaevoy, Wintermute CEO (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)