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

AI Crypto Livepeer Explodes 150% on Upbit Listing

The surge happened while other artificial intelligence-focused crypto tokens declined with bitcoin and the broader market.

Livepeer (LPT) price on May 30 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Stripe Explores Bank Partnerships on Stablecoins as Payments Importance Grows, Says Company President

The payments firm recently introduced stablecoin accounts for its users, while its recent acquisition Bridge rolled out a USDC token.

John Collison, co-founder and president of Stripe (Christophe Morin/IP3/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Slides Below $106K; Analyst Sees Ether Breakout Looming

Despite the pullback, BTC holding above the round-number $100,000 level for 20 consecutive days is a bullish sign, LMAX Group market strategist said.

Bitcoin price on May 29 (CoinDesk)

Markets

How Forgd Streamlines Token Launch Processes for Crypto Protocols

The firm takes a data-driven approach to figuring out the best ways for crypto projects to issue their native tokens.

Forge (Credit: Getty Images, Unsplash+)

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Markets

GameStop Slides Another 6% as Investors Sell the Bitcoin Buy News

The video game retailer on Wednesday morning announced the acquisition of 4,710 bitcoin.

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Finance

Nigel Farage-Led Reform UK Becomes First European Political Party to Accept Crypto Donations

The crypto donations can be accepted via a partnership with payments firm Radom.

(Ian Taylor/Unsplash)

Finance

Matador Technologies to Acquire Stake in Indian Firm HODL Systems

The Canadian firm plans to invest $3.2M for up to 24.95% ownership and license its digital gold tech to the Indian market.

Matador. (Credit: Paul Kenny McGrath/Unsplash)

Finance

Rain Expands Stablecoin Visa Cards to Solana, Tron and Stellar as Digital Payment Gains Momentum

The crypto card provider said demand is growing to make stablecoins spendable at merchants that accept Visa payments.

A Visa card being held to next to a payment terminal. (CardMapr.nl/Unsplash)

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Tech

Bitget Wallet Partners With Coinpal to Let Users Spend Crypto at 6,000+ Online Merchants

The new integration adds payment support for games, fashion and electronics to Bitget's ecosystem.

Merchant acceptance (Credit: Sumup / Unsplash)

Markets

U.S. Spot Crypto ETFs Saw Strong Inflows on Wednesday, JPMorgan Says

Both ether and bitcoin products saw net inflows despite a drop in underlying asset prices, the report said.

JPMorgan building (Shutterstock)