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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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How to Spend Your Crypto Using Bitrefill’s Gift Card Platform
With Bitrefill, you can virtually pay for anything with cryptocurrencies through gift cards. Here’s how it works. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Payments Week.
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Apr 29, 2022 at 2:28 p.m. UTC
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Is Bitcoin Legal?
The legality of your bitcoin activities will depend on where you are and what you are doing with it.
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Apr 27, 2022 at 8:10 p.m. UTC
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LUNA Supply Drops to All-Time Low – But Don’t Call It Deflationary
To keep up with the demand for Terra’s UST stablecoin, LUNA tokens are burned to maintain the $1 peg. All things being equal, less supply could help to support the price.
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Apr 27, 2022 at 5:40 p.m. UTC
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What Is Yearn? A Guide to the Gateway of Decentralized Finance
Yearn.Finance, a pioneer of decentralized finance, aims to be the “Amazon of DeFi” with automated investments and more than 20% yields. Here’s how it works.
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Apr 22, 2022 at 6:54 p.m. UTC
Apr 22, 2022
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Bailout Fund, Backstop or Bouncy Ball? Here's How LFG's Bitcoin 'Reserve' Might Work
Developers of the fast-growing UST stablecoin say the coin's $1 value peg isn't "backed" by anything – just a blockchain-based algorithm. So why does it need a multibillion-do...
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By Krisztian Sandor
Apr 22, 2022 at 3:36 p.m. UTC
Apr 22, 2022
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Terraform Labs Gives $820M in LUNA Tokens to Luna Foundation Guard
LFG's reserves now stand at about $2.4 billion.
Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon on CoinDesk TV in December.
By Krisztian Sandor
Apr 14, 2022 at 5:07 p.m. UTC
Apr 14, 2022
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Bitcoin Jumps Above $41K, Rising With Nasdaq, S&P
The largest cryptocurrency whipsaws around the $40,000 level as markets digest elevated U.S. inflation readings.
Bitcoin price on April 13 (CoinDesk).
By Krisztian Sandor
Apr 13, 2022 at 4:50 p.m. UTC
Apr 13, 2022
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Will We See Another Crypto Winter or Altcoin Season?
As institutional investment continues to pour into the industry, there's hope it might bring greater stability and predictability to crypto markets.
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Apr 13, 2022 at 1:45 p.m. UTC
Apr 13, 2022
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US Inflation Jumps to Fresh 4-Decade High of 8.5% in March
The U.S. Consumer Price Index accelerated last month as supply bottlenecks and war-related sanctions pushed already-elevated inflation higher.
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By Krisztian Sandor
Apr 12, 2022 at 12:46 p.m. UTC
Apr 12, 2022
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Last week's $134 million in net outflows from crypto funds was the most since January. (CoinShares)
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Crypto Funds See Largest Weekly Outflows Since January
Some $134 million flowed out of digital asset funds in the week through April 8 as investors took profits and fled bitcoin-focused funds.
Last week's $134 million in net outflows from crypto funds was the most since January. (CoinShares)
By Krisztian Sandor
Apr 11, 2022 at 5:21 p.m. UTC
Apr 11, 2022
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