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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Markets

Crypto Traders Suffer Over $300M of Losses in Liquidations Amid Market Crash

The largest long liquidation in at least a month suggests Thursday’s crash in crypto prices has caught traders off-guard. Bitcoin traders suffered the most losses, some $112 m...

By Krisztian Sandor

Mar 9, 2023 at 11:53 p.m. UTC

Mar 9, 2023

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Markets

Tokenization

Securities Platform DEFYCA to Release Tokenized Private Debt Protocol on Avalanche

DEFYCA’s launch highlights the growing trend of bringing tokenized versions of traditional markets like debt to blockchain-based protocols.

By Krisztian Sandor

Mar 9, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. UTC

Mar 9, 2023

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Markets

Lido

Lido Finance Weighs Sunsetting Liquid Staking on Polkadot, Kusama

The proposal comes as MixBytes, Lido’s partner developer firm for Polkadot and Kusama liquid staking, announced it would stop supporting the networks.

By Krisztian Sandor

Mar 9, 2023 at 12:26 a.m. UTC

Mar 9, 2023

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Celsius

Embattled Crypto Lender Celsius Allocates $25M for Withdrawals, Burns $500M in WBTC

Celsius Network established a crypto wallet with $25 million of crypto assets for the lender’s custody account holders to withdraw, Arkham Intelligence said in a report. Eligi...

By Krisztian Sandor

Mar 8, 2023 at 6:55 p.m. UTC

Mar 8, 2023

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Maverick is entering an increasingly competitive market of decentralized exchanges. (Maverick Protocol)

Markets

DeFi Protocol Maverick Unveils UniSwap Rival Decentralized Exchange on Ethereum

Maverick Protocol said its automated market maker algorithm offers investors more customization and the potential to earn greater profits than on top decentralized exchange Un...

By Krisztian Sandor

Mar 8, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

Mar 8, 2023

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Markets

Silvergate’s Struggles Will Likely Boost Stablecoins’ Role in Crypto Trading: Kaiko

Ailing crypto-friendly bank Silvergate closed its instant settlement SEN platform, which has been a key on-ramp for institutional crypto investors to transfer U.S. dollars to...

By Krisztian Sandor

Mar 6, 2023 at 11:47 p.m. UTC

Mar 6, 2023

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Markets

Stablecoin

Tether's USDT Stablecoin Market Share Rises to Highest Level in 15 Months

USDT’s market share among stablecoins surpassed 54% on Monday, its highest level since November 2021.

By Krisztian Sandor

Mar 6, 2023 at 8:41 p.m. UTC

Mar 6, 2023

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Markets

Stablecoin

Binance USD Stablecoin Market Cap Falls Below $10B After Coinbase Delisting

Liquidity is deteriorating for Binance USD as crypto investors have redeemed some $7 billion of tokens from issuer Paxos since regulators ramped up pressure on the stablecoin....

By Krisztian Sandor

Mar 3, 2023 at 7:27 p.m. UTC

Mar 3, 2023