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

Ether Drops 1.9% to 7-Month Low as Crypto Buckles Further Following Inflation Data

Risk-off sentiment hit markets as a slightly hotter-than-expected inflation reading boosted U.S. Treasury rates and the dollar.

ETH price on Oct. 12 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Ethereum Has Nearly Cleared Out Validator Queue, a Sign of Weak Staking Demand

The waiting time to deploy new validators to the Ethereum network has diminished to just five hours from a peak of 45 days in early June.

Ethereum validator queue wait time (validatorqueue.com)

Markets

Bitcoin Sinks Nearly 3% to $26.7K; Bulls Ponder How Low It Can Go

After failing again at $28,000 resistance over the weekend, bitcoin has retreated to its weakest level since late September.

BTC price on Oct. 11 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Chainlink’s LINK Is ‘Safest Bet’ to Profit From RWA Tokenization Trend: K33 Research

Chainlink has positioned itself as a key piece of infrastructure to connect blockchains with the outside world and should profit from crypto’s real-world asset narrative.

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Finance

Tokenized RWA Platform Untangled Goes Live, Gets $13.5M Funding to Bring Private Credit On-Chain

London-based asset manager Fasanara Capital led the investment round and has opened two private tokenized credit pools on the platform.

Untangled Finance raises $13.5M (Untangled Finance)

Markets

Bitcoin Hovers Above $27,000 as U.S. Stocks Advance

Meanwhile, bitcoin's dominance continues to climb.

BTC price today (CoinDesk)

Markets

Real-World Asset Loan Worth $20M at Risk of Losing $7M on DeFi Platform Goldfinch

Protocol contributor Warbler Labs said it will backstop all losses.

Goldfinch (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Traders Suffer Over $100M in Liquidation Losses as Market Rout Deepens Amid Middle East Turmoil

Ether (ETH) dropped near 4% Monday, while some altcoins endured even greater declines before reverting as rising geopolitical turmoil weighed on crypto markets.

Liquidations by digital assets over the past 24 hours. (CoinGlass)

Markets

Crypto Markets Slump 2% Following Hamas Attack on Israel

Bitcoin flirted with a two-month high over the weekend before beginning to pull back early Monday.

Bitcoin slumps to $27.5K (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Grapples with $28K Resistance, but ‘Uncorrelated Asset’ Allure Could Mean Higher Prices, Says Analyst

The crypto is on track for gains on Friday despite bearish U.S. jobs numbers which initially sent it down nearly 2%.

BTC price today (CoinDesk)