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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Finance

Wall Street Giant DTCC Unveils Tokenized Collateral Platform in Crypto Push

DTCC is the latest traditional finance firm to tap tokenization and blockchain tech for operational gains.

DTCC is probing the implications of a digital dollar (Kachura Oleg/Getty Images)

Markets

First Digital to 'Pursue Legal Action' Over Justin Sun Allegations as FDUSD Drops

The stablecoin deviated from its price peg as Tron founder Justin Sun claimed that First Digital Trust is "effectively insolvent," a characterization the company pushed back on.

Justin Sun of TRON and Zak Folkman of World Liberty Financial speaks at Consensus Hong Kong 2025 by CoinDesk (CoinDesk/Personae Digital)

Finance

Ripple Integrates RLUSD Stablecoin Into Cross-Border Payments System

Ripple USD's market cap reached $244 million since its December debut, growing 87% over the past month.

Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of Ripple Labs (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Japanese Banking Giant SMBC Explores Stablecoin Use With Ava Labs, Fireblocks

Sumitomo is the latest example in a roster of firms eyeing the booming stablecoin market, which has grown 50% to around $230 billion in a year.

Japan (Su San Lee/Unsplash)

Tech

Hashgraph Sees Q3 Debut for Hedera-Based Institutional Private Blockchain

HashSphere is designed to allow highly regulated institutions such as payment providers and asset managers to transact stablecoins and tokenized assets.

Stylized network of light focii covering Earth (geralt/Pixabay)

Finance

Archax Buys FINRA-Regulated Broker Dealer to Offer Tokenized Assets in the U.S.

The firm plans to offer tokenized real-world assets and equities in the U.S. building on its existing partnerships across blockchains such as Ethereum, Polygon, Hedera Hashgraph and XRP Ledger.

U.S. dollar (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Chart of The Week: Will April Bring Good Luck or Fool's Hope for Bitcoin?

Based on bitcoin's price performance since 2010, April could be the start of an uptrend, but risks remain.

Bullish signs of bear-trap? (spxChrome, Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Plunges Below $84K after $115B Sell-Off Wipes Out Weekly Gains

Ethereum's ETH hit its weakest price against bitcoin in almost five years as macroeconomic concerns added pressure to risk assets.

Bear (mana5280/Unsplash)

Finance

Sei Foundation Explores Buying 23andMe to Put Genetic Data on Blockchain

If the acquisition proceeds, the foundation plans to integrate 23andMe's data onto its blockchain and give users ownership of their genetic data.

23andMe advertisement (John Murphy/Flickr)

Markets

Tokenized Gold Hits Record $1.4B Market Cap as Trading Volumes Soar in March

The overall stablecoin market, including tokens pegged to currencies and commodities, crossed $230 billion rising for the 18th consecutive month, CoinDesk Data's report show.

A gold bar (Scottsdale mint/Unsplash)