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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Finance

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)

Finance

Strike déploie les achats de Bitcoin auprès des utilisateurs du monde entier

La société d'applications Bitcoin s'associe également à Bitrefill pour permettre aux clients de payer des marchandises via le réseau Lightning.

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

Finance

Strike estende gli acquisti Bitcoin agli utenti di tutto il mondo

La società di app Bitcoin sta inoltre collaborando con Bitrefill per consentire ai clienti di pagare i beni tramite Lightning Network.

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

Finance

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)

Markets

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

Solana's SOL continued to pace gains for altcoins.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk)

Policy

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.

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Policy

La SEC retarde sa décision sur la demande d'ETF HashDex Bitcoin Spot et le dépôt de contrats à terme sur Ether en Grayscale

Franklin Templeton a également une demande exceptionnelle d'ETF Bitcoin avec une date limite de décision le 17 novembre.

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Policy

La SEC retrasa la decisión sobre la solicitud de ETF al contado de Bitcoin de HashDex y la presentación de futuros de Ether en Grayscale

Franklin Templeton también tiene una solicitud pendiente de ETF de Bitcoin con fecha límite para tomar decisiones el 17 de noviembre.

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Policy

Inaantala ng SEC ang Desisyon sa HashDex Bitcoin Spot ETF Application, Grayscale Ether Futures Filing

Ang Franklin Templeton ay mayroon ding natitirang Bitcoin ETF application na may deadline ng desisyon sa Nob. 17.

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Policy

SEC adia decisão sobre aplicação de ETF HashDex Bitcoin Spot, arquivamento de futuros de éter em Grayscale

Franklin Templeton também tem um excelente pedido de ETF de Bitcoin com prazo de decisão em 17 de novembro.

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