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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The first cracks between the price of staked ether and ether emerged when the Terra ecosystem imploded in early May. (Unsplash)

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'Staked Ether' Becomes Focus of Crypto Stress, From Celsius to Three Arrows

The price gap between the locked-up ether on Lido and spot ether jumped to record highs as large holders sell their tokens, drawing concern of a potential ripple effect on cry...

By Krisztian Sandor

Jun 14, 2022 at 11:28 p.m. UTC

Jun 14, 2022

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Crypto assets tumbled further as traders are awaiting a decision by the Fed on another interest rate hike. (Jan Baborák/Unsplash)

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Market Wrap: BTC Tumbles Further Ahead of Fed Meeting; Extreme Fear Among Traders

Bitcoin hovered around $22,000, down about 5% over the past 24 hours.

By Helene Braun Tracy Wang Krisztian Sandor

Jun 14, 2022 at 8:47 p.m. UTC

Jun 14, 2022

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Tron’s Stablecoin Peg to Dollar Wobbles; Justin Sun Swears to Deploy $2B to Prop Up

Decentralized USD (USDD) fell to as low as 91 cents on crypto exchanges early Monday and was changing hands around 99 cents at press time.

By Krisztian Sandor

Jun 13, 2022 at 6:03 p.m. UTC

Jun 13, 2022

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin and Stocks Drop; Analysts See Risk of Further Downside

Bitcoin could approach lower support at $25K-$27K with greater price volatility.

By Damanick Dantes Krisztian Sandor

Jun 10, 2022 at 8:30 p.m. UTC

Jun 10, 2022

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Market Wrap: Is Bitcoin Breaking Down or Breaking Free?

Analysts await the likely outcome of the European Central Bank's monetary-policy meeting on Thursday, which could affect in which direction BTC moves next.

By Krisztian Sandor Bradley Keoun

Jun 8, 2022 at 8:35 p.m. UTC

Jun 8, 2022

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Investors bottom fishing (Robson Hatsukami Morgan, Unsplash)

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Close to $30K as Investors Search for a Bottom

BTC is down by 34% so far this year and is approaching the middle or late stage of a bear market, according to some indicators.

By Damanick Dantes Krisztian Sandor

Jun 7, 2022 at 8:29 p.m. UTC

Jun 7, 2022

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Bitcoin funds outperformed other digital-asset funds in raking in new money last week. (CoinShares)

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Bitcoin Funds Rake In New Money as Altcoin Funds Suffer

Funds that manage BTC pulled in some $126 million last week, more than all other digital-asset funds combined, a CoinShares report shows.

By Krisztian Sandor

Jun 6, 2022 at 7:52 p.m. UTC

Jun 6, 2022

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Staked ETH diverged from ETH and hasn't recovered, a sign that investors are pricing in risks of Ethereum's "Merge". (Luis Villasmil/Unsplash)

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Staked Ether Discount After Terra Collapse a Sign of Liquidity Crunch in Crypto

The price gap between the locked-up ether and spot ether may be a sign of traders demanding compensation for Ethereum’s "Merge" risks, a FundStrat analyst said.

By Krisztian Sandor

Jun 2, 2022 at 5:08 p.m. UTC

Jun 2, 2022

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