Stephen Alpher

Stephen is CoinDesk's managing editor for Markets. He previously served as managing editor at Seeking Alpha. A native of suburban Washington, D.C., Stephen went to the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, majoring in finance. He holds BTC above CoinDesk’s disclosure threshold of $1,000.

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Finanzas

Strike Rolls Out Bitcoin Purchases To Users Globally

The Bitcoin app company is also partnering with Bitrefill to allow customers to pay for goods via the Lightning Network.

Strike CEO Jack Mallers speaking at the Bitcoin 2023 conference in Miami Beach, Florida (Frederick Munawa)

Finanzas

255M Pyth Tokens to Be Airdropped to 90K Wallets Next Week

The Pyth network currently has $1.57 billion in total value secured across 120 protocols.

Pyth issues token airdrop (ian dooley/Unsplash)

Mercados

Bitcoin Bounces 6%, Threatens $38K; 'Good Times Are Here,' Analyst Says

Solana's SOL continued to pace gains for altcoins.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk)

Regulación

SEC Delays Decision on HashDex Bitcoin Spot ETF Application, Grayscale Ether Futures Filing

Franklin Templeton also has an outstanding bitcoin ETF application with a Nov. 17 decision deadline.

Photo of the SEC logo on a building wall

Finanzas

Hong Kong Gaming Company Boyaa Interactive Seeks Approval to Buy $100M in Crypto to Boost Web3 Strategy

The company's plan highlights Hong Kong's rising profile as a digital asset hub.

Hong Kong (Unsplash)

Regulación

CBDCs Good for Payments, Even With Competition: IMF

The International Monetary Fund's planned CBDC handbook offers guidance for policymakers on how to explore digital versions of sovereign currencies.

The IMF is looking at crossborder payments using CBDC (World Bank/Flickr)

Mercados

El Salvador Remains in the Red on Bitcoin Holdings, But Losses Are Narrowing

It's been a bit more than two years since the country made bitcoin legal tender there.

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele (Getty Images)

Finanzas

Solana-Based Stablecoin Remittances Get a Boost with CFX Labs' Fresh $9.5M Fundraise to Expand Globally

Remittances are one of the most compelling use cases for stablecoins, offering fast, non-stop settlements and cheap transactions using blockchains as payment rail.

CFX Labs' payment network, MoveMoney (CFX Labs)

Regulación

Germany's Commerzbank Wins Crypto Custody License

It's the first German full-service bank to be granted the custody license, according to a statement.

Commerzbank Tower in financial district, Frankfurt, Germany (Marco Bottigelli/Getty)

Tecnología

National Hockey League Comes Around to Digital Collectibles, Using Sweet Platform

NHL Breakaway launches with Sweet, a platform for brands to create NFT collectibles under the Ethereum ERC-721 standard on Polygon and the Ethereum mainnet.

Rendering of NHL Breakaway promotion on Sweet's website. (Sweet, modified by CoinDesk)