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

RWA Specialist Centrifuge Debuts Tokenization Service, Starting with Daylight

Decentralized energy network Daylight is the first to use the Centrifuge Whitelabel service, aiming to simplify real-world asset tokenization.

Centrifuge CEO Bhaji Illuminati (Centrifuge)

Markets

Key Bitcoin Capitulation Metric Points to Bottoming in Price

Bitcoin's Net Unrealized Profit (NUP) ratio has dropped to 0.476, a level that historically signals short-term market bottoms.

Bull, matador (Credit: Paul Kenny McGrath/Unsplash)

Tech

Injective Launches Native EVM, Promising Faster and Cheaper DeFi

The upgrade aims to make Injective a go-to platform by combining Ethereum compatibility with Injective’s existing high-speed infrastructure.

Injective Labs CEO Eric Chen (Injective)

Finance

SoFi Launches Crypto Trading, Citing ‘Bank-Level Confidence’ as Key Edge

The federally regulated lender said 60% of users prefer trading crypto with a licensed institution over exchanges, citing compliance as a trust driver.

SoFi (Shutterstock)

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Markets

Bitcoin Holds Above $105K as Traders Eye Shutdown Deal, Liquidity Boost

Ending the government shutdown may trigger a $150-$200 billion liquidity injection, but a continuation could derail long-term crypto regulation, Arca's research head said.

Bitcoin Logo (modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Wallet Exodus Acquiring Grateful to Expand Stablecoin Payments in Latin America

The deal will add stablecoin-based payment tools for merchants and gig workers as crypto payments are rapidly growing.

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Markets

BONK Rises 1.7% as Breakout Momentum Holds

BONK climbed to $0.00001332 after breaking above key resistance, with volume up 82% above daily averages, signaling continued short-term strength.

BONK-USD, Nov. 10 (CoinDesk)

Markets

IREN Stock Could Soar Nearly 500% by 2028 on Microsoft AI Deal, Says Cantor

IREN has joined the ranks of large-scale "neocloud" providers, said analyst Brett Knoblach, adding credibility to the company’s ambitions to scale to $18.6 billion in annual revenue across its Texas and Canadian sites.

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Markets

Coinbase's New Platform Brings Back Digital Token Offerings

The first token offered will be next week and from Blockchain startup Monad.

Coinbase (appshunter.io/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Bank of England Confirms Plans for 'Temporary' Stablecoin Holding Limits

The U.K.'s central bank said on Monday it is proposing "temporary" limits of 20,000 pounds ($26,300) per coin for individuals and 10 million pounds for businesses.

Bank of England (Robert Bye / Unsplash / Modified by CoinDesk)