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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Finance

Sky's Grove Expands to Avalanche With $250M RWA Plan, Partnering With Centrifuge, Janus

The expansion brings tokenized versions of credit and U.S. Treasury funds to Avalanche as part of the network's institutional finance push.

The Avalanche booth at HBC 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Finance Firm Mill City Ventures to Buy $441M in SUI Tokens, Pivoting to Crypto Treasury Strategy

The non-bank lender will allocate nearly all of a $450 million private placement to Sui’s native token

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Finance

Zodia Markets Raises $18.25M to Fuel International Expansion, Stablecoin Payments

The Series A funding round was led by Pharsalus Capital and included contributions from Circle Ventures, The Operating Group and XVC Tech

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Markets

Bitcoin Miner MARA Holdings Upgraded to Overweight at JPMorgan; IREN and Riot Cut to Neutral

The bank updated its miner estimates to reflect second-quarter earnings and changes to the network hashrate and the bitcoin price.

Canadian Bitcoin Miner Bitfarms Will Soon Be Listed on the Nasdaq

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Markets

XRP, DOGE, SOL Lead Crypto Selloff, But Altcoin Season Still in Play if This Happens

Bitcoin's dominance lost a key level, and confirmation could ignite a broader altcoin season, a Coinbase analyst noted.

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Markets

Polkadot's DOT Faces Bearish Pressure Despite Recovery Attempts

The token has significant support in the $3.87-$3.93 range, with resistance at the $4.11 level.

DOT-USD Ends Lower at $3.96 Amid Bearish Pressure and Late Institutional-Fueled V-Shaped Recovery

Finance

Ether-Focused SharpLink Appoints Former BlackRock Executive as Co-CEO

Joseph Chalom spearheaded BlackRock's foray into blockchain and digital assets, including the introduction of a spot ETH ETF.

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Finance

Luxury Brokerage Christie's Allows Buyers to Purchase Real Estate With Crypto: NYT

The initiative follows several high-profile deals, including a $65 million Beverly Hills transaction where crypto was used exclusively

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Ethereum ETFs Pull In $8.7B in First Year After Almost $5B Rush in Past Two Weeks

BlackRock’s spot Ethereum ETF has reached $10 billion in assets, as the broader ETH fund group saw 14 straight days of inflows.

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Polkadot's DOT Bounces After 7% Decline

The token rebounded from overnight lows with high volume confirmation as institutional selling pressure was absorbed by buyers.

"Polkadot (DOT) Recovers After 7% Drop Amid High Volume and Institutional Buying Pressure"