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

XRP’s 60% Weekly Gain Defies Broader Crypto Slump as Bitcoin Stalls Below $30K

Crypto index funds potentially adding XRP to their holdings could mean additional buying pressure for the token, one analyst said.

XRP weekly performance

Markets

Bitcoin Dips Below $30K to Lowest Since Late June as Altcoins Pare Gains From XRP Lawsuit

Ripple's XRP, Solana's SOL and Lido Finance's LDO lost more than 4% in the last 24 hours.

BTC price chart (CoinDesk)

Policy

Ron DeSantis Promises to Ban CBDCs if Elected President

The U.S. presidential candidate in March signed a bill as Florida’s governor to prohibit the use of CBDCs within his state.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (Florida State Government)

Markets

Celsius Moves $59M of Altcoins in Possible Prelude to Converting Into BTC, ETH

A U.S. bankruptcy court previously granted the crypto lender permission to sell its altcoin holdings for bitcoin and ether starting in July.

Celsius deposits to FalconX (Arkham Intelligence)

Markets

Bitcoin Tumbles Below $30K, Crypto Prices Buckle After Altcoin Frenzy on XRP Ruling

Ripple's XRP was down 25% from its highest levels on Thursday.

BTC price (CoinDesk)

Markets

XRP Trading Volume Surges 1,351% as Major Crypto Exchanges Embrace the Token

The spike in trading activity came after a partial win in a lawsuit against the SEC.

(Unsplash)

Markets

Celsius Moves $64M in LINK, MATIC, AAVE and Altcoins Following Court Permission to Sell Tokens

The bankrupt crypto lender was given permission to convert its roughly $170 million altcoin stash to BTC and ETH.

(Arkham Intelligence)

Markets

SOL, MATIC, ADA Tokens Surge Following XRP Ruling

A federal judge on Thursday ruled he sale of Ripple’s XRP tokens on exchanges and through algorithms did not constitute investment contracts.

SOL price (CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Markets ‘Highly Dependent’ on Stablecoins Lacking Transparency, TUSD Poses Risk: Kaiko

The rapidly growing TUSD, favored by crypto exchange Binance, poses risk to the market, according to the crypto research firm.

Ratings company S&P Global has started ranking stablecoins' ability to hold their pegs. (eswaran arulkumar/Unsplash)

Markets

More Tokenized Treasuries Arrive on Polygon as Digital Bond Market Expands

Ondo’s OUSG token, one of the largest on-chain tokenized Treasury products, has accrued $134 million of assets under management on Ethereum.

U.S. Treasury Department seal (Bill Perry/Shutterstock, modified by CoinDesk using PhotoMosh)