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 Reclaims $410M of 'stETH' Tokens After Paying Down $81M Debt to Aave

The embattled crypto lender Celsius is inching closer to fully paying off its loans from decentralized finance protocols, reducing its outstanding debt to $59 million.

Alex Mashinsky, founder and CEO of Celsius Network, at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk)

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Celsius Reclaims $172M Collateral From Aave, Compound

The liquidity-strapped crypto lender has paid down $95 million in debt from the two DeFi platforms since Friday.

Alex Mashinsky, founder and CEO of Celsius Network, at Consensus 2019 in New York (CoinDesk)

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Celsius Pivots Toward Paying Off Aave, Compound Debt, With $950M Collateral as Prize

The troubled crypto lender Celsius started to make good on the $258 million debt on the decentralized lending protocols Aave and Compound – possibly in an attempt to reclaim collateral it had posted as guarantees. The transactions come just a day after Celsius used a debt-paydown to reclaim collateral on Maker.

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky (CoinDesk archives)

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Celsius Sends $500M of Bitcoin Derivative to Crypto Exchange After Debt Payoff

The move comes just after the crypto lender reclaimed $450 million of collateral in WBTC, closing its loan from DeFi lending protocol Maker, blockchain data shows.

The Celsius booth at Bitcoin Miami 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Shiba Inu planea lanzar una stablecoin, un token de recompensa y un juego de cartas coleccionables

Los precios de SHIB apenas se movieron con las noticias, pero el token de gas BONE y el token de ecosistema LEASH se recuperaron.

A Shiba inu, the dog breed that inspired both DOGE and SHIB, is getting a ride in cryptocurrency markets. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Celsius Network Pays Off Maker Loan, Freeing Up $440M of Collateral

The troubled crypto lender paid down the remaining $41 million of its debt on the DeFi platform.

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky (CoinDesk archives)

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Shiba Inu Plans to Launch Stablecoin, Reward Token, Collectible Card Game

SHIB prices hardly budged on the news but gas token BONE and ecosystem token LEASH rallied.

A Shiba inu, the dog breed that inspired both DOGE and SHIB, is getting a ride in cryptocurrency markets. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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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)