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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Celsius Repays $183M on DeFi Protocol Maker, Gets Back Collateral, Blockchain Data Shows

The troubled crypto lender paid down $183 million of its debt to the decentralized lending protocol Maker, blockchain data shows, possibly in a bid to recover bitcoin-linked collateral that otherwise would remain trapped.

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky (CoinDesk archives)

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Luna (LUNA) vs. Luna Classic (LUNC): What Is the Difference?

After the implosion of the Terra network and its tokens, the community approved a plan to relaunch the project, leaving many confused about the new names. Here’s a guide to the two different Terra blockchains and which tokens belong to which.

Después de la implosión de Terra, el plan de reactivación incluía lanzar un nuevo token LUNA y cambiar el nombre del antiguo a LUNA Classic. (Unsplash)

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Market Wrap: Finger-Pointing and Job Cuts as Bitcoin Slides Back Toward $20K

Bitcoin's price fell for a third straight day, and a rally in Chainlink's LINK token faded – as crypto industry recriminations kept coming and stocks slumped.

There's lots of finger-pointing going on as the crypto-market slump inflicts pain on the once-exuberant industry. (Creative Commons)

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New York Community Bank to Hold Assets Backing Circle's USDC

This marks the first time a community bank will serve as a custodian for a stablecoin.

Circle (Sandali Handagama/ CoinDesk)

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Market Wrap: Recession Fears Halt Crypto Bounce

Analysts see few positive signs to sustain a crypto rally.

Bitcoin is "balancing" at about $21,000. (Unsplash)

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Investors Pile Into Short Bitcoin ETF Betting on Prices to Fall

ProShares' BITI exchange-traded fund raked in $11 million Thursday after a lackluster opening day.

ProShares' short bitcoin ETF toppled Valkyrie's and VanEck's future-based ETFs in assets under management. (Arcane Research)

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Market Wrap: Crypto Assets Stabilize as BTC Retakes $20K

Bitcoin traded at $20,900 in the afternoon, while some altcoins surged on positive news and improved sentiment.

Cryptocurrencies have stabilized for now, but analysts are mulling a further downside. (Unsplash)

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Market Wrap: BTC Falls Below $20K as Crypto Bounce Loses Steam

The recovery for cryptocurrencies proved to be short-lived as investors digested the latest inflation remarks by U.S. central bank chair Jerome Powell.

Bitcoin and most cryptocurrencies pared down yesterday's gains as investors' risk appetite remained low. (Unsplash)

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Market Wrap: Crypto Rally Continues, Smaller Altcoins Outperform Bitcoin in June

BTC is up 22% since Saturday’s low of $17,593.

(Eugene Mymrin/Getty)

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'Enormous Outflows' From Largest Bitcoin ETF May Have Triggered BTC Crash

The Canadian Purpose Bitcoin ETF lost half of its assets last Friday likely because of a huge liquidation, an Arcane Research analyst said in a note.

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