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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News Analysis

Analysis: Coinbase Is Buying Bitcoin, Just Don’t Call It a Treasury Strategy.

Coinbase has bitcoin on the balance sheet, but management wants to be clear it's not taking the Michael Saylor/MSTR approach.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong at the White House

Markets

Bitcoin Tops $100K for First Time in 3 Months; Are Upside Targets Too Low?

The price has jumped 33% in a few weeks after plunging to $75,000 in the days following President Trump's early April Liberation Day tariff announcement.

Bitcoin tops $100K

Finance

Superstate Expands Into Tokenized Equities; SOL Strategies to Be First Listing

The company's "Opening Bell" platform lets SEC-registered shares trade on-chain, bridging crypto and public equity markets.

Robert Leshner, CEO of Superstate (Superstate)

Finance

Stripe Unveils Payments Products Powered by 'Gale-Force Tailwind' Stablecoins

Stripe has launched a new money management service powered by stablecoins

Stripe

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Markets

Fed Stagflation Risk Signal Could Be Bullish for Bitcoin, Analyst Says

Holding rates steady, the U.S. central bank took note of the possibility of higher inflation and unemployment.

Stagflation

Markets

Trump Crypto Adviser David Bailey in Talks to Launch Bitcoin Investment Company: The Information

Bailey, who advised President Donald Trump on crypto policy during his 2024 presidential campaign, is reportedly raising $300 million to buy bitcoin.

(Luis Villasmil/Unsplash)

Finance

Robinhood Developing Blockchain-Based Program To Trade U.S. Securities in Europe: Bloomberg

The brokerage firm is reportedly considering Arbitrum, Ethereum and Solana for the new platform.

Robinhood shares could benefit from SEC dropping Coinbase case. (Shutterstock)

Markets

Fed Holds Rates Steady, Says Risks of Higher Unemployment, Higher Inflation Have Risen

All eyes will now turn to Fed Chair Jerome Powell's post-meeting press conference for further clues about the central bank's thinking on monetary policy.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Finance

Crypto Exchange Gemini Hires Brad Vopni to Lead Institutional Push

Vopni will be responsible for overseeing and executing the firm's institutional strategy.

Brad Vopni

Markets

Bitcoin Races Above $97K on U.S.-China Trade Deal Progress

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is headed to Switzerland for talks with Chinese representatives.

Photo of U.S. Vice President JD Vance, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth