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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Markets

Crypto Investment Firm Blockwater Technologies Defaults on DeFi Loan

The South Korea-based crypto investment firm failed to make a payment on a $3.4 million loan to TrueFi, a decentralized lending protocol.

Falling dominoes (Getty Images)

Policy

Independent Examiner Ordered to Produce Interim Report About Crypto Lender Celsius

The report’s findings may affect the court’s decisions about custodial accounts and preference claims.

Celsius thermometer (Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Celsius’ Top Execs Cashed Out $17M in Crypto Before Bankruptcy

Ex-CEO Alex Mashinsky and ex-CSO Daniel Leon pulled bitcoin, ether, USDC and CEL holdings from their custody accounts in May, before the company suspended all customer withdrawals.

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Decentralized Exchange Token GMX Surges After Binance, FTX Listings

GMX gained popularity for defying this year’s crypto rout, and it nearly hit its previous all-time high after the listings news.

(Midjourney/CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Climbs Back Past $19.5K Amid Fresh Hopes for a Fed Retreat; Binance's Failed Plan to Boost the Price of Luna Classic

The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization and ether both spent much of Monday in the green.

Bitcoin climbed higher in Monday trading. (Justin Lewis/Getty Images)

Markets

Luna Classic, Remnant of Terra Collapse, Drops After Underwhelming Binance Burn Mechanism Data

Binance’s scheme destroyed only 0.08% of LUNC’s bloated supply, too minuscule to have a lasting impact on the hyperinflated token.

(Wikimedia Commons)

Finance

Jack Dorsey’s TBD Teams Up With Circle to Take US Dollar Stablecoin Savings and Remittances Global

The partnership aims to improve people’s access to dollar-linked stablecoins in countries with rapidly devaluing currencies.

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Markets

Circle Expands USDC Stablecoin to Five New Chains, Unveils Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol

Circle aims to bolster USDC’s market position as competition with rival issuers Tether, Binance is heating up and decentralized finance platforms are crafting their own native stablecoins.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire speaks at Converge 2022. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Luna Classic, Remnant of Terra Collapse, Jumps 60% as Binance Unveils Burn Scheme

The crypto exchange’s new measure aims to reduce the hyperinflated LUNC token’s supply, but it is unlikely to have the desired effect that traders hope for.

(Midjourney/CoinDesk)

Markets

Fed Hikes Rates to Highest Since 2007; Bitcoin Slides Toward $19K

This is the third consecutive time that members of the Federal Open Market Committee raised rates by 75 basis points, signaling how serious inflationary pressures have gotten in the U.S. The bitcoin market doesn't like it.

Bitcoin and ether traded slightly higher following Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s latest comments on inflation and the economy. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)