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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Markets

Strategy made mammoth $2 billion bitcoin purchase last week

Michael Saylor and team added 24,869 BTC last week, bringing total holdings to 843,738 coins.

MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

Markets

Tokenization push could pull trillions of dollars into DeFi, StanChart says

The bank projects $4 trillion of tokenized assets by 2028, boosting demand for blockchain-native lending and trading infrastructure.

Art installation reminiscent of digital ecosystems

Markets

Strategy to repurchase $1.5 billion of 2029 convertible bonds using cash or bitcoin sales

Led by Michael Saylor, the company aims to retire half of its outstanding 0% 2029 converts as it restructures liabilities tied to its bitcoin treasury strategy.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor at the Digital Asset Summit in New York City on March 20, 2025. (Nikhilesh De)

Markets

Bitcoin hits $82,000, Coinbase leads crypto stock gains as Clarity Act advances

The upbeat public debut of AI chipmaker Cerebras is also helping to lift both crypto and traditional markets.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on May 14 (CoinDesk)

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Markets

Cerebras shares skyrocket 100% after $5.5 billion IPO amid AI stock frenzy

The AI infrastructure company began trading Thursday as investors continue pouring capital into artificial intelligence stocks.

Nasdaq (Shutterstock)

Finance

Stablecoin-powered neobank Fasset raises $51 million to expand across emerging markets

The Shariah-compliant digital bank is part of a growing wave of fintech startups building banking and payments services on top of blockchain and stablecoin rails.

Globe (Subhash Nusetti/Unsplash)

Markets

Coinbase backs Hyperliquid stablecoin push as DeFi trading volumes climb

Coinbase will manage USDC liquidity on Hyperliquid, deepening ties with one of crypto’s fastest-growing trading platforms.

Coinbase logo shown on a laptop screen (Shutterstock)

Finance

Stablecoin yield infrastructure project raises $13.5M in round led by Sky Ecosystem

Osero is coming with three products: Earn, App, and Foundry.

Stacks of 100 dollar bills (Dmytro Glazunov/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Finance

Privacy emerges as crypto’s next 'killer app,' with Arc, Canton and Tempo topping $1 billion in funding

New fundraising rounds for three institution-focused blockchains show how regulation, privacy and corporate competition are reshaping crypto infrastructure, according to Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan.

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan (Suzanne Cordiero/CoinDesk/Shutterstock)

Markets

Live markets: Bitcoin climbs back to $80,800 as U.S. stocks bounce into the close

Inflation rose to a three-year high in April, according to this morning's Consumer Price Index report.

Poor inflation data hits markets (Getty Images)