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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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Spark Protocol would be a new liquidity market for lending and borrowing crypto assets focused on DAI. (Dawid Zawila/Unsplash)
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Decentralized finance
MakerDAO Contributors Propose First Native Liquidity Market Focused on DAI Stablecoin
The proposed Spark Protocol will leverage MakerDAO’s DAI stablecoin and its crypto assets for liquidity, and would be based on lending protocol Aave’s upgraded smart contract...
Spark Protocol would be a new liquidity market for lending and borrowing crypto assets focused on DAI. (Dawid Zawila/Unsplash)
By Krisztian Sandor
Feb 8, 2023 at 8:13 p.m. UTC
Feb 8, 2023
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Decentralized finance
Decentralized Lending Protocol Clearpool to Start Institutional Borrowing Platform
Clearpool Prime will allow institutional borrowers to create permissioned borrowing pools with their own loan terms.
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By Krisztian Sandor
Feb 6, 2023 at 5:59 p.m. UTC
Feb 6, 2023
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Markets
Decentralized Lending Protocol Centrifuge Accrues $6M Unpaid Debt
1754 Factory, the originator of the debt pool with the most distressed loans, said it is liquidating the assets off-chain and negotiating with borrowers for repayments.
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By Krisztian Sandor
Feb 3, 2023 at 10:09 p.m. UTC
Feb 3, 2023
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Markets
Centralized exchanges
Crypto Investors Can Purchase Bankruptcy 'Put Options' to Protect Funds on Binance, Coinbase, Kraken
Investment firm Cherokee Acquisition is offering the options, which will allow account holders to recover 100% of their assets in the event the major exchanges file for bankru...
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By Krisztian Sandor
Feb 1, 2023 at 9:47 p.m. UTC
Feb 1, 2023
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Traders are betting Vela, which means sail in Spanish, can take a share of the growing decentralized exchange activity on Arbitrum. (Johannes Plenio/Unsplash)
Markets
Dex
Decentralized Exchange Vela’s DXP Token Surges Ahead of Beta Release on Arbitrum
The utility token has rallied 50% in the past 24 hours and more than doubled since Wednesday ahead of the release of its widely anticipated beta version next week.
Traders are betting Vela, which means sail in Spanish, can take a share of the growing decentralized exchange activity on Arbitrum. (Johannes Plenio/Unsplash)
By Krisztian Sandor
Jan 27, 2023 at 8:11 p.m. UTC
Jan 27, 2023
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Aave is Finnish for "ghost." (MidJourney/CoinDesk)
Markets
Aave
DeFi Protocol Aave Clears Bad CRV Token Debt from Exploit Attempt
The maneuver comes ahead of the activation of a major tech upgrade of the protocol called Aave v3.
Aave is Finnish for "ghost." (MidJourney/CoinDesk)
By Krisztian Sandor
Jan 26, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. UTC
Jan 26, 2023
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Binance USD's market capitalization dropped to $15.4 billion from its all-time high of $23 billion in November. (Rob Mitchell/CoinDesk)
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Binance
Binance USD Stablecoin Sees $2B Reduction in a Month Amid Token Mismanagement
BUSD’s circulating supply fell to $15.4 billion on Wednesday, paring down $1 billion over the past week and $2 billion in a month, according to cryptocurrency price tracker Co...
Binance USD's market capitalization dropped to $15.4 billion from its all-time high of $23 billion in November. (Rob Mitchell/CoinDesk)
By Krisztian Sandor
Jan 25, 2023 at 10:31 p.m. UTC
Jan 25, 2023
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Maple Finance is plotting a comeback with a new initiative. (Unsplash)
Markets
Maple finance
Maple Finance Plots Comeback With New $100M Liquidity Pool for Tax Receivables With 10% Yield
After defaults and a major overhaul, crypto lending protocol Maple Finance moves away from uncollateralized lending toward bringing yield-generating real-world assets to crypt...
Maple Finance is plotting a comeback with a new initiative. (Unsplash)
By Krisztian Sandor
Jan 25, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
Jan 25, 2023
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The MakerDAO community approved to open a $100 million USDC vault on Yearn Finance. (Cleveland Trust Co., modified by CoinDesk)
Tech
Makerdao
MakerDAO Approves Deployment of $100M USDC on DeFi Protocol Yearn Finance
The decision opens the way for MakerDAO to earn an estimated 2% annual yield on USDC stablecoin deposits.
The MakerDAO community approved to open a $100 million USDC vault on Yearn Finance. (Cleveland Trust Co., modified by CoinDesk)
By Krisztian Sandor
Jan 23, 2023 at 6:47 p.m. UTC
Jan 23, 2023
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Markets
Makerdao
Paxos Courts MakerDAO With Paying Yield for Holding Up to $1.5B USDP Stablecoin
The proposal by Paxos is part of MakerDAO’s effort to generate income on its $7 billion digital asset reserve.
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By Krisztian Sandor
Jan 19, 2023 at 11:23 p.m. UTC
Jan 19, 2023
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