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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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Declines, Resisting Seasonal Norm; Altcoins Mixed

BTC declined by 4% over the past 24 hours, while WAVES rallied by 21%. The odds of positive monthly returns diminish until Q4.

Bitcoin 24-hour price chart (CoinDesk)

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The Fall of Terra: A Timeline of the Meteoric Rise and Crash of UST and LUNA

A detailed timeline of Terra's journey from its underdog start as a payments app in South Korea to a $60 billion crypto ecosystem to one of the biggest failures in crypto.

(Zoltan Tasi/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Rises to $32K, Outperforming Altcoins

BTC bounced after a nine-week losing streak, although some analysts remain skeptical.

Bitcoin 24-hour price chart (CoinDesk)

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Market Wrap: Metaverse Tokens Rise; Crypto Analysts Expect More Volatility

BTC was roughly flat over the past 24 hours while SAND rose by as much as 7%.

Volatility ahead (Matt Hardy/Unsplash)

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Crypto Whales Ditched Tether for USDC After Stablecoin Panic

The UST failure prompted large investors on the Ethereum blockchain to leave USDT for the perceived safety of its biggest competitor.

(CoinMetrics)

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Market Wrap: Cryptos Decline Amid Bearish Sentiment

The bitcoin Fear & Greed Index reached its second-lowest record fear level in history. Analysts expect a period of lower returns.

Investors grapple with market risk. (Mostafa Meraji, Unsplash)

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Unable to Hold $30K, Altcoins Mixed

BTC declined by 2% over the past 24 hours, while Fantom's FTM token rallied by as much as 16%.

Bitcoin 24-hour chart (CoinDesk)

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Crypto Funds Shrink to Lowest Since 2021 Summer Bear Market

Investors pulled out some $143 million from digital asset funds as confidence in crypto is flailing.

Investors pulled out $143 million from crypto funds in the week through May 20. (CoinShares)

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Market Wrap: Cryptos and Stocks Mixed Amid Bearish Sentiment

BTC is stabilizing around $30K while stock market volatility begins to fade.

Markets are mixed. (Milly Vueti/Unsplash)

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Market Wrap: Cryptos Mixed as Volatility Fades, Traders Expect Weak Recovery

Bitcoin's average trading volume rose toward its highest level since January, which could point to a brief period of price stabilization.

Volatility fades. (meriç tuna/Unsplash)