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

Stablecoin Market Cap Hits $140B, Highest Since 2022 Amid USDC Resurgence, Tether Growth

Stablecoin supply is a "thermometer" for money flows entering the crypto market, one analyst noted.

Stablecoin market capitalization (K33 Research)

Markets

Bitcoin Tops $54K, May Run Towards $58K as Crypto Rally Resumes

Bitcoin could target $58,000 after the breakout, Swissblock analysts suggested.

Bitcoin price on Feb. 26 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Uniswap's UNI Jumps 60% on Proposal to Reward Token Holders in Major Governance Overhaul

The upgrade would reward UNI token holders who staked and delegated their tokens, according to the proposal.

Uniswap's UNI token price (CoinDesk)

Finance

Avalanche Is Back Up After Failing to Produce Block for Four Hours

Block finalization started to resume on Friday afternoon after developers released a software update that resolved a faulty logic in the code.

Avalanche. (Unsplash)

Tech

Starknet's STRK Jumps After Developer StarkWare Agrees to Delay Token Unlocks

StarkWare, the developer behind the Ethereum layer-2 blockchain Starknet, had come under heavy criticism for the unlocking schedule for its new STRK tokens.

Eli Ben-Sasson, Co-founder and CEO of StarkWare (StarkWare)

Markets

BNB Price Climbs to Highest Since FTX Crash Amid Airdrop Frenzy, Easing Binance Worries

BNB holders transferred over $400 million worth of BNB tokens in 24 hours to benefit from cross-chain gaming project Portal's upcoming airdrop, Arkham Intelligence noted.

BNB price on Feb. 22 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Could Hit $150K This Year, Says Fundstrat's Tom Lee

Lee took note of fresh demand via the new spot bitcoin ETFs, the halving and expected monetary policy easing as being catalysts for higher prices.

Bitcoin price on Feb. 21 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Avalanche's AVAX Underperforms Ahead of $365M Token Unlock

In crypto, large unlocking events usually lead to price declines as the increase in the token's supply outpaces investor demand, a previous study shows.

AVAX price on Feb. 20 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Suffers Swift Reversal at $53K, Suggesting More Consolidation Ahead

For the third time in a week, prices quickly pulled back after testing the $53,000 level.

Bitcoin price on Feb. 20 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Ether Hits $3K for First Time in Nearly 2 Years Amid Rising ETH ETF Excitement

A potential spot ETH ETF approval would boost the second-largest crypto's appeal among more conservative, institutional investors.

Ethereum (Unsplash)