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

Bitcoin Saw 27% October Surge as Traders 'Panic Bought' Amid Bitcoin ETF Enthusiasm. Is $40,000 Next?

The crypto rally was broad, as all CoinDesk sector indexes posted 7% to 32% advances.

BTC price in October (CoinDesk)

Finance

Circle Curbs Stablecoin Minting for Retail Users, Moving Closer to Tether's Practice

The action represents a move towards main competitor Tether's practice to limit access for retail users.

Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle (CoinDesk)

Finance

Tether Reports $3.2B Excess Reserves, but Lags in Reducing Secured Loans

The USDT stablecoin currently has a market cap of roughly $84 billion.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino (Bitfinex)

Markets

Tokenized U.S. Treasury Market Grows Nearly 600% to $698M as Crypto's RWA Race Intensifies

Ethereum has toppled Stellar as the top blockchain for tokenized government bonds while more recent entrants Solana and Polygon also grew.

Tokenized Treasuries market (RWA.xyz)

Markets

Crypto Funds See Largest Inflow in 15 Months, With Bitcoin, Solana Leading Rally: CoinShares

Ether-based funds continue to fall out of favor, with outflows for the year now totaling $125 million.

Crypto fund flows (CoinShares)

Markets

Bitcoin's 14% Weekly Gain Signals 'End of an Era' as Big Tech Dumps, Analyst Says

Bitcoin's advance this week coupled with gains across all digital asset sectors, highlighting the breadth of the crypto rally.

BTC price on Oct. 27 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Cools Off at $34K, But '5th Bull Market' Has Further to Run, Says Analyst

Dogecoin and PEPE gained 5%-6% on Thursday, fading the action in a mostly lower cryptocurrency market.

BTC price on Oct. 26 (CoinDesk)

Markets

FTX Moves Millions Worth of LINK, MATIC, AGLD to Coinbase as Sam Bankman-Fried Testifies

The latest transactions followed $19 million worth of crypto moved from FTX cold wallets to exchanges.

MATIC and LINK moved from FTX-related wallets (Arkham Intelligence)

Markets

Bitcoin est prêt à faire face à un « choc d'offre » alors que le solde des échanges chute à son plus bas niveau depuis 5 ans, selon un analyste

L'approbation d'un ETF au comptant pourrait modifier fondamentalement la dynamique de l'offre et de la demande de Bitcoin, car les investisseurs professionnels alloueraient au BTC en tant qu'actif non corrélé, a déclaré Matt Weller de Forex.com à CoinDesk TV.

Bitcoin balance on exchanges (Glassnode)

Markets

Bitcoin preparado para un 'shock de oferta' a medida que el saldo cambiario cae al mínimo de 5 años, dice un analista

Una aprobación puntual de un ETF podría alterar fundamentalmente la dinámica de oferta y demanda de bitcoin, ya que los inversores profesionales asignarían BTC como un activo no correlacionado, dijo Matt Weller de Forex.com a CoinDesk TV.

Bitcoin balance on exchanges (Glassnode)