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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Policy

U.S. Prosecutors Seek 12-Year Sentence for Terraform Founder Do Kwon in Crypto Fraud Case

The collapse of Do Kwon's Terraform project caused losses that surpassed those by Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX, Celsius and OneCoin combined, the prosecutors argued.

Do Kwon (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Turkey's Paribu Buys CoinMENA in $240M Deal, Expanding Into High-Growth Crypto Markets

With the acquisition, Paribu gains regulatory foothold in Bahrain and Dubai and access to the region's fast-growing crypto user base.

Yasin Oral, Founder and CEO of Paribu (center) and Dina Sam’an (left) and Talal Tabbaa (right), Co-Founders of CoinMENA (Paribu, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Sector Lit Up Bright Red as Bitcoin Slips Back to $90K

Softer than expected private inflation data did spark some hope that the Friday decline could reverse.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on Dec. 5 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Canton Network Creator Snags Strategic Investment from Wall Street Giants

BNY, Nasdaq, iCapital and S&P Global invested in Digital Assets, powering blockchain infrastructure for tokenized real-world assets.

Digital Asset CEO Yuval Rooz (Digital Asset)

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Crypto Daybook Americas

Bitcoin Could Continue Chopping Below $95K Into Year-End and Altcoins Could Benefit, Analyst Says

Low-liquidity in December may cap bitcoin's recovery rally, but rangebound trading for the largest crypto could benefit smaller digital assets, Wincent's Paul Howard said.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on Dec. 4 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Ex-Signature Bank Execs Launch Blockchain-Powered Narrow Bank Backed by Paradigm, Winklevoss

N3XT Bank, operating under a Wyoming charter, aims to provide programmable U.S. dollar payments around the clock without lending deposits.

100 dollar bill on table (Live Richer/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

MoneyGram Taps Fireblocks to Expand Stablecoin Use in Global Payments and Treasury Ops

The deal aims to bring stablecoin settlements and programmable treasury tools to MoneyGram’s global network.

MoneyGram app (MoneyGram)

Markets

LINK Surges 7% as Grayscale’s Chainlink ETF Sees $37M in First-Day Inflow

The oracle token outperformed most major cryptocurrencies as U.S. investors gained ETF access to LINK for the first time.

LINK Price Jumps 7.9% to $14.40 with Launch of First Spot LINK ETF on NYSE Arca

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Tech

Firelight Introduces XRP Staking for DeFi Insurance Layer Against Exploits

The new protocol, developed by Sentora and Flare Network, aims to combine XRP yield opportunity with offering protection against DeFi hacks.

XRP Logo

Finance

Sony’s Blockchain Partner Startale Launches Dollar Stablecoin on Soneium

The Startale USD token, developed with M0, aims to power payments and rewards across the electronics giant Sony's Web3 ecosystem.

Sony (CoinDesk Archives)