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Krisztian Sandor

Krisztian Sandor

Krisztian Sandor recently graduated from NYU's business and economic reporter program as a Fulbright fellow and worked with Reuters and Forbes previously. Originally from Budapest, Hungary, he is now based in New York. He holds BTC and ETH.

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Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino (Tether)
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Tether
Tether Enters Transaction Surveillance Partnership with Chainalysis as Regulatory Pressure Mounts
The monitoring system would help Tether identify risky crypto addresses that could be used for bypassing sanctions or illicit activities like terrorist financing, the company...
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino (Tether)
By Krisztian Sandor
May 2, 2024 at 6:51 p.m. UTC
May 2, 2024
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Untangled Finance co-founders Quan Le (left) and Manrui Tang (right) (Untangled Finance)
Finance
Tokenization
Tokenized Private-Credit Platform Untangled Opens Its First USDC Lending Pool on Celo
Private credit has been at the forefront of crypto's asset tokenization trend with over $600 million outstanding in on-chain assets.
Untangled Finance co-founders Quan Le (left) and Manrui Tang (right) (Untangled Finance)
By Krisztian Sandor
May 2, 2024 at 2:33 p.m. UTC
May 2, 2024
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Ironlight co-founders: Rob McGrath, CEO (left) and Matt Celebuski (right), president and COO (Ironlight, modified by CoinDesk)
Finance
Real world assets
TradFi Veterans Pitch Tokenized Asset Marketplace With Eyes on U.S. Regulatory Approval
Ironlight, helmed by the former global head of trading of Schroders and Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund ADIA with the ex-CEO of TD Bank as an adviser, aims to be a premier tok...
Ironlight co-founders: Rob McGrath, CEO (left) and Matt Celebuski (right), president and COO (Ironlight, modified by CoinDesk)
By Krisztian Sandor
May 2, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
May 2, 2024
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Bitcoin price in April (CoinDesk)
Markets
Market wrap
Bitcoin Tumbles Below $60K, Risking Deeper Pullback as Crypto Markets Endure Worst Month Since FTX Crash
Recent U.S. economic data could prompt more hawkish forward guidance from the Federal Reserve.
Bitcoin price in April (CoinDesk)
By Krisztian Sandor
Apr 30, 2024 at 9:17 p.m. UTC
Apr 30, 2024
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Markets
Blackrock
BlackRock's BUIDL Becomes Largest Tokenized Treasury Fund Hitting $375M, Toppling Franklin Templeton's
BlackRock's first tokenized offering, created with Securitize, has captured almost 30% of the $1.3 billion tokenized Treasury market in just six weeks.
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By Krisztian Sandor
Apr 30, 2024 at 2:45 p.m. UTC
Apr 30, 2024
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Art installation reminiscent of digital ecosystems
Finance
Investments
Tokenized Asset Issuer Backed Raises $9.5M as Crypto's RWA Race Heats Up
The fundraising will help accelerate Backed's private tokenization offering and onboard asset managers to blockchains, the company said.
Art installation reminiscent of digital ecosystems
By Krisztian Sandor
Apr 30, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 30, 2024
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Bitcoin price on April 29 (CoinDesk)
Markets
Market wrap
Bitcoin Wavers Around $63K, Awaiting Hong Kong Spot Crypto ETF Debut
Despite muted anticipation for the new products, an executive of one of the issuers reportedly expects that the first-day issuance of the Hong Kong offerings will exceed the U...
Bitcoin price on April 29 (CoinDesk)
By Krisztian Sandor
Apr 29, 2024 at 8:48 p.m. UTC
Apr 29, 2024
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Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino (Tether)
Finance
Tether
Tether Buys $200M Majority Stake in Brain-Computer Interface Company Blackrock Neurotech
The investment will fund the roll-out and commercialization of the company's medical devices.
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino (Tether)
By Krisztian Sandor
Apr 29, 2024 at 1:11 p.m. UTC
Apr 29, 2024
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Bitcoin price on April 26 (CoinDesk)
Markets
Bitcoin
Bitcoin Chops Around $64K, With Japanese Yen's Tumble Maybe Signaling 'Currency Turmoil,' Analyst Says
The yen's volatile episode may spread to other fiat currencies as U.S. rate cuts remain elusive amid sticky inflation, which could drive investors to gold and bitcoin, Noelle...
Bitcoin price on April 26 (CoinDesk)
By Krisztian Sandor
Apr 26, 2024 at 7:11 p.m. UTC
Apr 26, 2024
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Finance
Franklin Templeton Upgrades $380M Tokenized Treasury Fund to Enable Peer-to-Peer Transfers
The new feature helps to expand the utility of the Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund's BENJI token and make it more interconnected with the digital asset ecosystem.
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By Krisztian SandorHelene Braun
Apr 25, 2024 at 4:57 p.m. UTC
Apr 25, 2024