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

Tokenized Funds' Rapid Growth Comes With Red Flags: Moody's

The credit agency highlighted concerns over operational fragility, blockchain vulnerabilities and patchy regulation.

(Shubham Dhage / Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Rally Stalls, but Sliding Yuan Could Be Bullish Catalyst

Chinese goods will be subject to 104% additional tariffs beginning at midnight, the White House said.

China-based Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) aims to raise fresh capital in a bid to further develop its chip-making technologies. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Markets

DeFi Borrowing Demand Plunges as Crypto Traders Deleverage Amid Market Turmoil

The total value of borrowings on large DeFi platforms like Aave and Morpho has sharply dropped from the mid-December peak, as investors scrambled to reduce outstanding debt or got liquidated.

(Christian Dubovan/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Private Equity Giant Apollo Invests in Real-World Asset Platform Plume

The investment aims to accelerate Plume’s efforts to make real-world assets tradable and usable in crypto markets.

Plume co-founders Eugene Shen, Chris Yin and Teddy Pornprinya (Plume)

Markets

Ripple, BCG Project $18.9T Tokenized Asset Market by 2033

Tokenization of assets could save significant costs for asset managers and issuers, driving broader adoption, the report noted.

(Ryan Quintal/Unsplash, Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Pops and Drops as Markets Swing Wildly on Tariff News

The White House denied a report that it was mulling a 90-day delay on imposition of tariffs.

Price bounce (Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Begins to Decouple From Nasdaq as U.S. Stocks Crumble

Is the long-awaited "decoupling" finally here? Bitcoin bulls hope so.

Bitcoin begins to go its own direction as stocks tumble (Caleb Jones/Unsplash)

Markets

GameStop CEO Cohen Buys $10M of GME Shares Following Bitcoin Acquisition Plan

The company earlier this week closed on a $1.5 billion capital raise, with the funds to be mostly used to buy bitcoin.

(Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Finance

WisdomTree Expands Institutional Tokenized Fund Platform to Arbitrum, Avalanche, Base and Optimism

The firm also offers a broader selection of tokenized funds, including equity indexes and fixed income strategies.

Tokenized Treasuries has become a $3.5 billion asset class as demand and DeFi integration soared.(Ryan Quintal/Unsplash, Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Nears $80K but 'Turning Point' in Sight, Suggests Analyst

Gold continued to notably outperform so-called "digital gold."

Donald Trump (Shutterstock)