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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Maverick Protocol automated market maker

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 UniSwap.

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 exchanges.

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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Mercados

Spanish

La actualización Shanghái de Ethereum no desplomará el precio de ether, según analistas

By Krisztian Sandor

Mar 3, 2023 at 8:43 p.m. UTC

Mar 3, 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

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Ethereum Highway Sunset (Dall-E/CoinDesk)

Markets

Analysis

Ethereum’s Shanghai Upgrade Will Not Crash Ether Price, Analysts Say

Crypto analysts CoinDesk interviewed are saying concerns are overblown and selling pressure will be limited.

By Krisztian Sandor

Mar 2, 2023 at 9:33 p.m. UTC

Mar 2, 2023

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Finance

Startup

DeFi Trading Platform Aurox Seeking Funding at $75M Valuation

The DeFi-focused software developer firm is seeking to raise up to $1 million in a crowdfunding campaign on tZERO.

By Krisztian Sandor

Feb 28, 2023 at 8:37 p.m. UTC

Feb 28, 2023

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Voyager crypto holdings ETH SHIB Arkham (Arkham Intelligence)

Markets

Crypto Broker Voyager Digital Sends $121M in Crypto to Exchanges, Sells Ether, Shiba Inu Holdings

Blockchain transaction data by Arkham Intelligence shows Voyager Digital transferred some $121 million of crypto assets to exchanges in February and received some $150 million in USDC stablecoins in the last four days, likely proceeds from sales.

By Krisztian Sandor

Feb 28, 2023 at 1:01 a.m. UTC

Feb 28, 2023

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Markets

TrueUSD Becomes 5th-Largest Stablecoin as Binance Mints $130M TUSD in a Week

Blockchain data shows crypto exchange giant Binance has been relying increasingly on TUSD following a crackdown on its Binance USD stablecoin by U.S. regulators.

By Krisztian Sandor

Feb 27, 2023 at 7:45 p.m. UTC

Feb 27, 2023