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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AI agent token once worth $2.4 billion ends with founder calling it dead

Eliza Labs founder Shaw Walters said the ELIZAOS foundation is closing and that holders should sell, ending the token that replaced AI16Z after a lawsuit, a rebrand and a 97% crash.

Eliza, the mascot of ElizaOS, a once-darling AI Agent cryptocurrency that was worth $2 billion at peak. (ElizaOS)

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SpaceX extends decline to 11% on lockup expiration and capex spending fears

The company reported no BTC sales in the second quarter, but shares fell before the open as investors focused on capital spending, free cash flow pressure and a looming insider lockup expiry.

Rocket launching next to SpaceX building (SpaceX/Unsplash)

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Why bitcoin’s ‘500-day rule’ faces its biggest test yet

The so-called ‘500-day rule’ says buying BTC roughly 500 days before a bitcoin halving and selling it about 500 days after would have produced profits in prior cycles.

A bus carries a Bitcoin advert.

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Live updates: An AI credit bubble could set up bitcoin’s path to $1 million, says Arthur Hayes

Maelstrom co-founder Arthur Hayes says overleveraged AI data-center spending will eventually crack, forcing government bailouts and money printing that become the next major bitcoin catalyst.

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SpaceX tops Wall Street revenue forecast, posts $540 million loss on bitcoin holdings

Elon Musk's space company posted its first earnings as a public company ahead of a major insider share unlock.

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk

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Bitcoin’s $63,000 zone emerges as key battleground for buyers: Glassnode

Retail investors and large whales are buying as bitcoin trades near its 200-week moving average.

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Dinari brings tokenized U.S. stocks to American investors as equity race heats up

The move brings the custodial tokenization model to eligible U.S. investors as competition over blockchain-based equities intensifies.

Dinari co-founder and CEO Gabe Otte (Dinari)

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Live updates: Bitcoin stuck in tight range as risk assets soar on Iran deal hopes

Japan may have spent as much as $36.6 billion buying yen in the first joint US-Japan action to support the currency since 1998. Bitget Wallet’s Alvin Kan says it can slow a disorderly slide without reversing the broader trend.

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U.S.-Japan intervention revives yen carry trade fears for bitcoin

Coordinated action sent the yen sharply higher, but bitcoin’s recent correlation suggests U.S. dollar strength, rather than the carry trade, may be the bigger risk.

Close up of the red circle at the center of the Japanese flag. (DavidRockDesign/Pixabay)

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BlackRock expands tokenized cash with new blockchain-based money market offerings

Both funds intend to qualify as eligible reserve assets for permitted U.S. payment stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act.

BlackRock logo on a stone block