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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Markets

Bitcoin Dominance Soars Ahead of FOMC as Volatility Burst Looms, Says Analyst

Crypto markets are in a holding pattern as capital rotation from altcoins pushed bitcoin's market share to fresh 4-year high.

Bitcoin price on May 6 (CoinDesk)

Markets

SOL Strategies Buys $18M of Solana Tokens With First Tranche of $500M Note Deal

The Canadian firm is betting on Solana by using debt financing to scale its validator footprint and crypto holdings.

Former Valkyrie CEO Leah Wald to take the reins of Cypherpunk (Cypherpunk)

Finance

IntoTheBlock and Trident Merge With $25M Backing to Build Institutional DeFi Gateway

The newly formed Sentora aims to offer a compliant DeFi platform for sophisticated investors looking for yield, liquidity and risk management.

Anthony DeMartino, CEO of Sentora (Sentora)

Finance

Tether’s U.S.-Focused Stablecoin Could Launch Later This Year, CEO Paolo Ardoino Says

The company's U.S. plans depend on the final stablecoin legislation, and is aiming to create a "payment product" that institutions can use, Paolo Ardoino said in a CNBC interview.

Tether. (CoinDesk archive)

Finance

Mesh Adds Apple Pay to Let Shoppers Spend Crypto, Settle in Stablecoins

The feature aims to close the "last-mile" gap that has stalled mass crypto adoption in payments, co-founder and CEO Bam Azizi said.

Contactless payment via a mobile phone (Jonas Lupe/Unsplash)

Markets

Tokenized Apollo Credit Fund Makes DeFi Debut With Levered-Yield Strategy by Securitize, Gauntlet

The offering aims to make real-world asset tokens competitive with stablecoins for DeFi yield strategies, Securitize's Reid Simon said.

Statue of Apollo by Johann Baptist Hagenauer in Schönbrunn Palace Park, Germany

Finance

Circle Wins Regulatory Nod From Abu Dhabi Watchdog as USDC Hits $62B

The stablecoin issuer received in-principle approval from ADGM's Financial Services Regulatory Authority to operate as a money services provider.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Poised for Strongest Weekly Gain Since Trump Win as ETFs Gobble $2.7B Inflows

SUI, BCH and Hedera's HBAR led Friday gains in the CoinDesk 20 Index, with one analyst saying this week's crypto rally is likely the beginning of BTC's climb to fresh record prices.

(Getty Images)

Markets

Stablecoins Could Bring 'ChatGPT' Moment to Blockchain Adoption, Hit $3.7T by 2030: Citi

Stablecoin issuers could become one of the top U.S. Treasury holders, surpassing major sovereign nations, the report projected.

Citibank (TungCheung/Shutterstock)

Markets

Global Tokenized Real Estate Market Could Explode to $4T by 2035, Deloitte Forecasts

Moving loans, funds and land ownership on-chain could reshape private real estate markets, the report said.

(Jason Dent/Unsplash)