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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'Permissionless Assets’: Robinhood’s 3-Phase Tokenization Plan to Disrupt TradFi

Robinhood is working on infrastructure developments, said Offchain Labs' A.J. Warner, including 24/7 trading, and leveraging technologies like Arbitrum Stylus for compatibility.

Robinhood website (PiggyBank/ Unsplash/ Modified by CoinDesk)

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Chainlink's LINK Bounces 4% to Near $14 as Cryptos Rebound

LINK could target $14.50 if momentum sustains, CoinDesk Research's analysis tool suggested.

Chainlink (LINK) price on Nov. 18 (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Backwardation Returns, a Pattern That Often Marks Market Bottoms

Futures prices for BTC are trading below spot prices, signaling "extreme fear," which can sometimes be read as a contrarian buy signal.

Futures Annualized Rolling Basis (3M) (Glassnode)

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Bitcoin Gains Tuesday as Traditional Markets Slump in Rare Occurrence of Crypto Outperformance

After plunging below $90,000 overnight, BTC has regained the $93,000 level in U.S. morning action.

(Midjourney/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Obex Raises $37M to Build 'Y Combinator' for RWA-Backed Stablecoins, Led by Framework, Sky

The incubator aims to fund stablecoin projects backed by compute, energy and fintech credit using Sky's up to $2.5 billion commitment, Framework Ventures' Vance Spencer said in an interview.

Vance Spencer, co-founder of Framework Ventures (Framework Ventures)

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Bitcoin Hashprice Falls to Five-Year Low

Falling revenue and record difficulty could tighten the squeeze on bitcoin miners, though many are more driven by their AI infrastructure initiatives.

Hashprice (Luxor)

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Tether Invests in Ledn to Expand Bitcoin-Backed Lending Amid Surging Demand

The stablecoin issuer's investment comes as BTC-backed lending scales rapidly, with Ledn surpassing $1 billion in originations this year and positioning for global expansion.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino at White House

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Bitcoin Crashes Under $90K as Death Cross Creates 'Extreme Fear' Sentiment

The drop to $89,420 — its lowest level since February — comes just six weeks after prices topped out at a record $126,250, marking a sharp reversal.

Bear roaring

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Bitcoin Slips Below $93K as Crypto Weakness Worsens, but Local Bottom Could Be Near, Analysts Say

BTC has erased all year-to-date gains with the Monday decline, while crypto-related stocks like COIN, CRCL, MSTR, GLXY also plunged.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on November 17 (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Accumulation Amid Market Weakness? Sharp Rise in 1K BTC Holders Suggests So

Rising whale activity hints at strategic positioning during bitcoin’s downturn.

BTC: Number of Entities with Balance 1K BTC (Glassnode)