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

Bitcoin Tumbles Below $109K; Tightening Liquidity Key to Crypto's Struggles

The bounce from the recent leverage flush has failed for the moment.

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Markets

Bitcoin Network Hashrate Took Breather in First Two Weeks of October: JPMorgan

The total market cap of the 14 U.S.-listed bitcoin miners that the bank covers rose 41% from the end of last month to a record $79 billion.

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Markets

Andreessen Horowitz’s a16z Invests $50M in Solana Staking Protocol Jito

Jito Foundation will use the funding to grow its validator technology, staking protocol, and developer tools on Solana.

Andreessen Horowitz in 2014 (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Finance

SharpLink Raises $76.5M in Premium-Priced Stock Deal to Expand Ether Holdings

The sale reflects "strong institutional confidence," the company said, with an unnamed investor also receiving an option to buy another 4.5 million shares

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Finance

Figment Acquires Rated Labs to Bolster Staking Data for Institutional Clients

The acquisition will allow Figment to provide its clients with stronger data tools, including Rated's Explorer and data APIs.

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Finance

MoonPay Launches Unified Crypto Payments Platform 'MoonPay Commerce'

MoonPay Commerce brings fast, low-cost crypto payments to merchants and developers worldwide, including powering Solana Pay on Shopify.

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Markets

Bitcoin Treasury Firms Aren’t Soaking Up BTC Supply Anymore

The slowdown in DAT demand could be a factor in the stall in bitcoin's bull run.

DAT demand for BTC has slowed. (eSlowLife/Pixabay)

Markets

WazirX Set to Restart Within 10 Days, Victims to Receive Crypto and ‘Recovery Tokens’

With the ACRA submission complete, the exchange enters the implementation phase, or a period during which users will receive distributions and Recovery Tokens (RTs) under the scheme.

WazirX CEO Nischal Shetty (WazirX)

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Markets

Bitcoin’s October Slowdown Masks Strength, Analysts Predict Catch-Up With Gold

Despite a comparably muted October, bitcoin’s steady performance near $110,000 and signs of Fed easing have analysts calling for a breakout.

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Markets

Crypto-Native Traders, Not TradFi, Drove Bitcoin’s Largest Deleveraging Event

Roughly $12 billion in futures positions were wiped out on Friday, marking a major shift in market structure and potentially signaling a bottom.

Futures Open Interest, Binance vs CME (Glassnode)