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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Large Bitcoin Investor Sent $330M in BTC to Bitfinex Exchange Before Price Dropped Below $30K: Blockchain Data

The bitcoin "whale" was the 14th largest bitcoin holder until mid-March, controlling $1.2 billion in BTC, according to BitInfoCharts.

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Lending Platform Maple Prepares New U.S. Treasury Pool; MPL Token Rises 23%

Maple’s pool will allow accredited investors and corporate treasuries based outside of the U.S. to invest in U.S. Treasury bonds on-chain, CEO Sid Powell said in a community call.

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M11 Credit Resumes Crypto Lending on Maple Finance After FTX-Spurred Pause

The firm introduced an upgraded credit underwriting process and appointed a new head of credit. The developments came after M11 Credit suffered $36 million of loan defaults on lending protocol Maple Finance following FTX’s November collapse.

Lending money handing over paying cash (Shutterstock)

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Tokenized Gold Surpasses $1B in Market Cap as Physical Asset Nears All-Time Price High

This a type of stablecoin pegs its price to gold, while the tokens on the blockchain represent ownership of physical gold managed by the issuer.

All but one of the recently launched spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETF) charge a lower fee than the largest gold ETF, making them a cheaper investment into a gold-like asset. (Unsplash)

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TUSD Stablecoin Daily Trading Volume Surpasses $1B After Binance Boost

The surge follows Binance’s decision a week ago to eliminate the zero-fee trading discount on the platform except for the BTC-TUSD pair.

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Circle’s USDC Remains Dominant in DeFi as Pressure Eases on the Stablecoin

USDC, the key stablecoin in decentralized finance, temporarily lost its dollar peg earlier this month after the collapse of its key banking partner.

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USDC Outflows Surpass $10B as Tether’s Stablecoin Dominance Reaches 22-Month High

Rival stablecoin tether (USDT) has reached its largest market share since May 2021 and now represents 60% of all stablecoins in circulation.

Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle (CoinDesk)

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Lending Platform MakerDAO Approves ‘Constitution,’ Moves Forward With ‘Endgame’ Plan

The proposal sets a new foundation for the largest decentralized lending protocol’s major restructuring, called “Endgame.”

Rune Christensen (Trevor Jones)

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Stablecoin Issuer MakerDAO Votes to Retain USDC as Primary Reserve Even After Depeg

The decision follows a turbulent period during which USDC temporarily lost its dollar peg after key banking partner SVB collapsed.

(Sandali Handagama/ CoinDesk)