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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Finance

Web3

Web3-Powered File Management App Raises $1.5M to Offer Alternative to Google

Fileverse offers a decentralized file management and collaboration service, an alternative to centralized providers such as Google or Notion.

By Krisztian Sandor

Oct 17, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

Oct 17, 2023

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Markets

Ethereum

Ethereum's New Low-Fee Regime May Put Its 'Ultra Sound Money' Thesis to Test

The Ethereum network's revenue from fees dropped to its lowest level since April 2020 as speculative activity disappeared and users migrated to layer 2s, IntoTheBlock said.

By Krisztian Sandor

Oct 13, 2023 at 6:24 p.m. UTC

Oct 13, 2023

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Markets

Market wrap

Ether Drops 1.9% to 7-Month Low as Crypto Buckles Further Following Inflation Data

Risk-off sentiment hit markets as a slightly hotter-than-expected inflation reading boosted U.S. Treasury rates and the dollar.

By Krisztian Sandor

Oct 12, 2023 at 9:08 p.m. UTC

Oct 12, 2023

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Ethereum

Ethereum Has Nearly Cleared Out Validator Queue, a Sign of Weak Staking Demand

The waiting time to deploy new validators to the Ethereum network has diminished to just five hours from a peak of 45 days in early June.

By Krisztian Sandor

Oct 12, 2023 at 7:16 p.m. UTC

Oct 12, 2023

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Market wrap

Bitcoin Sinks Nearly 3% to $26.7K; Bulls Ponder How Low It Can Go

After failing again at $28,000 resistance over the weekend, bitcoin has retreated to its weakest level since late September.

By Krisztian Sandor

Oct 11, 2023 at 9:01 p.m. UTC

Oct 11, 2023

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Buy LINK to benefit from RWA bubble, says K33 (Tetra Images/Getty Images)

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Chainlink’s LINK Is ‘Safest Bet’ to Profit From RWA Tokenization Trend: K33 Research

Chainlink has positioned itself as a key piece of infrastructure to connect blockchains with the outside world and should profit from crypto’s real-world asset narrative.

By Krisztian Sandor

Oct 11, 2023 at 4:54 p.m. UTC

Oct 11, 2023

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Finance

Real world assets

Tokenized RWA Platform Untangled Goes Live, Gets $13.5M Funding to Bring Private Credit On-Chain

London-based asset manager Fasanara Capital led the investment round and has opened two private tokenized credit pools on the platform.

By Krisztian Sandor

Oct 10, 2023 at 11:01 p.m. UTC

Oct 10, 2023

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Bitcoin

Bitcoin Hovers Above $27,000 as U.S. Stocks Advance

Meanwhile, bitcoin's dominance continues to climb.

By Sam Reynolds Krisztian Sandor

Oct 10, 2023 at 8:43 p.m. UTC

Oct 10, 2023

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Real world assets

Real-World Asset Loan Worth $20M at Risk of Losing $7M on DeFi Platform Goldfinch

Protocol contributor Warbler Labs said it will backstop all losses.

By Krisztian Sandor

Oct 9, 2023 at 10:07 p.m. UTC

Oct 9, 2023

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Liquidations by digital assets over the past 24 hours. (CoinGlass)

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Crypto Traders Suffer Over $100M in Liquidation Losses as Market Rout Deepens Amid Middle East Turmoil

Ether (ETH) dropped near 4% Monday, while some altcoins endured even greater declines before reverting as rising geopolitical turmoil weighed on crypto markets.

By Krisztian Sandor

Oct 9, 2023 at 6:29 p.m. UTC

Oct 9, 2023

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