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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‘Chinese’ Memecoins Raffle on BNB Chain Ecosystem as CZ’s Push Mints Millionaires

BNB Chain now accounts for 11.4% of global meme coin activity, nearly catching Ethereum’s 12%, while Solana, long the dominant meme venue, has slowed.

cash pile (Unsplash)

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Bank of England Plans Exemptions to Stablecoin Limits: Bloomberg

The BoE will grant waivers to some businesses like crypto exchanges that need to hold large amounts of the tokens.

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

Merkado

IREN Declines 6% on $875M Convertible Note Offering

The hot-handed bitcoin miner turned high-performance computing play could raise as much as $1 billion in the note sale.

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Pananalapi

CleanCore's Dogecoin Treasury Tops 710M Tokens, Booking $20M+ Gain

The company has been acquiring DOGE since early September using proceeds from a $175 million private placement.

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Merkado

Bitcoin Dips to $122K as Crypto Rally Gets Overheated. What Next?

The pullback was a broad one, with altcoins like SOL, ADA, and XRP suffering even steeper declines.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk Data)

Pananalapi

CEA Industries Total BNB Holdings Rise to 480K as Token Hits Record High

The value of CEA's BNB holdings has moved to over $625 million, BNB itself reaching a new all-time high above $1,310.

Stylized BNB token logo (Midjourney/Modified by CoinDesk)

Merkado

S&P’s New Index Blends 15 Cryptos With 35 Crypto-Linked Stocks

Dinari will issue a blockchain-based token that tracks the performance of the index on-chain.

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Merkado

Bitcoin Miner IREN Jumps 9% After Securing New Multi-Year AI Cloud Contracts

AI and HPC stocks are moving higher again, with IREN, Bitfarms, and Hive Digital extending their rally on rising GPU and cloud momentum.

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Merkado

Newly Public Crypto Exchange Gemini Gets Lukewarm Reception From KBW

Though liking the long-term prospects for the Winklevoss-led company, KBW placed a market perform rating on the stock, expecting GEMI to remain unprofitable for the time being.

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss at the White House on July 18, 2025. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Merkado

XRP Retail Sentiment Flips Bearish, Flashing a Contrarian Buy Signal

Retail traders are showing their most bearish tilt since the panic surrounding Trump’s tariff announcements bank in April.

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