Krisztian Sandor is a U.S. markets reporter for the cryptocurrency news publication CoinDesk. His journalistic focus centers on stablecoins, the tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs), decentralized finance (DeFi), and general crypto market dynamics. ^{[1] [2]}​

Education

Krisztian Sandor completed a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical and Energy Engineering at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics between 2011 and 2015, including a period of study in mechanical engineering at the Universitat Politècnica de València in 2014. He later pursued studies in international relations, regional development, and geopolitics at Corvinus University of Budapest from 2015 to 2018, followed by a master’s degree in international business and trade at the same institution between 2018 and 2020. He subsequently earned a master’s degree in business and economics reporting from New York University from 2020 to 2022. ^[2]

Career

Krisztian Sandor is a financial and digital asset journalist with experience across international media organizations. He joined CoinDesk in 2022, initially as an editorial intern and later as a U.S. markets reporter, where his coverage focuses on cryptocurrency markets, stablecoins, tokenization of real-world assets, and publicly traded companies linked to the digital asset sector. His reporting centers on market structure, corporate activity, and macroeconomic developments affecting crypto assets.

Prior to CoinDesk, Sandor held reporting roles at Reuters as a reporting fellow in Frankfurt and at Forbes, where he worked on wealth-related research and contributed to the Forbes Billionaires list. Earlier in his career, he was a journalist at Forbes Magyarország and served as editor-in-chief of the Corvinus Hallgatói Médiaközpont. He has also held research and internship positions at the Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade and other organizations, contributing to his background in economics, international affairs, and journalism. ^{[1] [2] [3]}