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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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Bitcoin price on Nov. 3 (CoinDesk)
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Bitcoin Stalls at $35K as Gains Flow to Altcoins in Crypto's 'Early Bull Market Rotation,' Analyst Says
Layer 1 cryptocurrencies and DeFi tokens soared this week as bitcoin and ether chopped sideways.
Bitcoin price on Nov. 3 (CoinDesk)
By Krisztian Sandor
Nov 3, 2023 at 6:41 p.m. UTC
Nov 3, 2023
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Prescient Bitcoin Whale Moves $244M in BTC to Crypto Exchange. Has BTC Price Topped?
The whale wallet was the 14th-largest individual bitcoin owner in March, holding 46,500 tokens.
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By Krisztian Sandor
Nov 3, 2023 at 6:02 p.m. UTC
Nov 3, 2023
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Bitcoin Mining Stocks Soar 10% as BTC Hovers Near 17-Month High at $35K
The bitcoin derivatives market shows signs of overheating, one observer noted.
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By Krisztian Sandor
Nov 2, 2023 at 10:31 p.m. UTC
Nov 2, 2023
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Solana price on Nov. 2 (CoinDesk)
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Solana Is Down 15% Since Hitting a 14-Month High. Is the Rally Over?
The token is up more than four-fold in 2023 after starting the year at around $10.
Solana price on Nov. 2 (CoinDesk)
By Krisztian Sandor
Nov 2, 2023 at 8:14 p.m. UTC
Nov 2, 2023
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BTC price today (CoinDesk)
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Bitcoin Retakes $35K After FOMC as Solana's SOL Leads Sharp Altcoin Rally
The Federal Reserve pulled no surprises on Wednesay as it kept policy on hold but promised a continued focus on bringing inflation to heel.
BTC price today (CoinDesk)
By Krisztian Sandor
Nov 1, 2023 at 9:23 p.m. UTC
Nov 1, 2023
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SOL price (CoinDesk)
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Solana Surges to 14-Month High; Sell Pressure Lingers as FTX Unstakes $67M Tokens
FTX-related wallets unstaked and transferred millions of tokens to exchanges, which could exert some selling pressure for the asset, one observer said.
SOL price (CoinDesk)
By Krisztian Sandor
Nov 1, 2023 at 8:29 p.m. UTC
Nov 1, 2023
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)
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Federal Reserve Leaves Rates Unchanged; Bitcoin Flat at $34.5K
Market participants will now turn to Fed Chair Jerome Powell's post-meeting press conference to glean insight into the future path of U.S. central bank policy.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)
By Krisztian SandorStephen Alpher
Nov 1, 2023 at 6:05 p.m. UTC
Nov 1, 2023
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BTC price in October (CoinDesk)
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Bitcoin Saw 27% October Surge as Traders 'Panic Bought' Amid Bitcoin ETF Enthusiasm. Is $40,000 Next?
The crypto rally was broad, as all CoinDesk sector indexes posted 7% to 32% advances.
BTC price in October (CoinDesk)
By Krisztian Sandor
Oct 31, 2023 at 9:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 31, 2023
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Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Circle (CoinDesk)
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Circle Curbs Stablecoin Minting for Retail Users, Moving Closer to Tether's Practice
The action represents a move towards main competitor Tether's practice to limit access for retail users.
Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Circle (CoinDesk)
By Krisztian Sandor
Oct 31, 2023 at 6:11 p.m. UTC
Oct 31, 2023
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Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino at Paris Blockchain Week on April 14, 2022
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Tether Reports $3.2B Excess Reserves, but Lags in Reducing Secured Loans
The USDT stablecoin currently has a market cap of roughly $84 billion.
Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino at Paris Blockchain Week on April 14, 2022
By Krisztian Sandor
Oct 31, 2023 at 4:32 p.m. UTC
Oct 31, 2023
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