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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Finance

Colombian Peso Stablecoin Goes Live on Polygon, Aiming for $10B Remittances Market

Num Finance already issues stablecoins pegged to the Argentine and Peruvian local currencies.

Central banks from Mexico and Colombia studied crypto's role in the developing world (Flickr)

Markets

Ether Whales Scooped Up $94M in ETH as Price Plunged to $1.6K

Last Thursday's plunge in prices drew the attention of a number of sizable holders.

(Todd Cravens/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Gives Up Gains, Slips Below $26K Ahead of Fed's Jerome Powell at Jackson Hole

The Kansas City Federal Reserve's annual Jackson Hole Symposium is underway, and Powell will deliver his keynote address Friday morning.

BTC price in the past 24 hours (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Climbs 3% to $26.6K; SOL, NEAR, ADA Lead Crypto Market Gains

Despite today’s market-wide advance, the outlook for risk assets is pointing to softer prices for the next few weeks, one observer noted.

BTC price chart (CoinDesk)

Markets

DAI Stablecoin Surpasses $5B Market Cap on Higher Yield, Lifting Spark Protocol

The recently-introduced Enhanced Dai Savings Rate reversed some of the token’s decline in market value.

Rune Christensen (Trevor Jones)

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BNB Token Stumbles to 1-Year Low Amid Mounting Scrutiny Over Binance

Formerly known as Binance Coin, BNB sunk to as low as $204, its weakest level since late June 2022.

BNB price over past week (CoinDesk)

Finance

Maple Finance Eyes Asian Expansion With $5M Investment, Returns to Solana

The protocol’s focus on growth in Asia-Pacific showcases the region’s increasing importance in the crypto industry.

Sidney Powell, CEO of Maple (left) at Consensus 2023 (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Plunged 11% in Worst Week Since FTX’s Collapse. What’s Next for BTC’s Price?

BTC slipped below $26,000 amid the crypto market mayhem.

BTC's huge price decline (CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Traders Suffer $1B in Liquidations in Sharp Sell-Off for Bitcoin, Ether

Crypto markets cratered late Thursday with bitcoin (BTC) dropping as low as $25,000 on the crypto exchange Binance.

Los traders inicialmente subieron los precios de xmon para obtener un airdrop de sudo, el token de gobernanza de SudoSwap. (Getty Images)

Finance

Coinbase Will Suspend USDT, DAI and RAI Trading for Canadian Users

The exchange expanded its services in Canada earlier this week.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)