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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Tech

Ethereum Rare Mass Slashing Event Linked to Operator Issues

The validators were tied to the SSV Network, a distributed validator technology protocol that decentralizes staking infrastructure.

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Markets

Crypto Institutional Adoption Appears to Be in the Early Phases: JPMorgan

Institutions hold about 25% of bitcoin ETPs, and according to one survey, 85% of firms already allocate to digital assets or plan to in 2025.

OLD MEETS NEW: INX's security token will run on the Ethereum blockchain, but it's hired a European investment bank to act as lead underwriter.

Finance

LitFinancial Introduces Stablecoin on Ethereum to Streamline Mortgage Lending

Developed with Brale and Stably, litUSD aims to cut costs, improve treasury management and potentially used for on-chain settlement of mortgage payments.

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Markets

‘The Ingredients Are All There’: Solana May Be Set to Soar, Says Bitwise

With ETF filings, major treasury buys, and a lightning-fast upgrade coming, Solana is drawing comparisons to early bitcoin, says Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan.

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

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Finance

Minnesota Credit Union to Launch Stablecoin; Claims to Be First in U.S.

St. Cloud Financial Credit Union's upcoming token highlights how smaller financial institutions may tap stablecoins to be competitive following U.S. regulatory clarity.

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Markets

$1.5B BTC Treasury Company Coming as Asset Entities Approves Merger With Vivek Ramaswamy's Strive

The combined company will be the latest in a fast-growing string of publicly traded crypto treasury firms.

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Markets

Crypto Prices Buoyed by Soft PPI Data; Bitcoin Tops $113K

Traders boosted bets that the Fed would cut rates by 50 basis points next week, but bitcoin bulls have plenty of reason for caution.

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Markets

Bakkt Rated Buy With 44% Upside on Stablecoin Growth Potential: Clear Street

The company has sold non-core units to streamline into a blockchain-native payments platform, said Clear Street.

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Markets

Bitcoin Miners Surge Following Microsoft’s $17.4B AI Bet

The big gains for players like Bitfarms, Hut 8 and Cipher Mining came despite lame price action for bitcoin.

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Markets

Filecoin's FIL Pares Gains to Trade Little Changed After Testing $2.50 Resistance Level

The price has dipped back to $2.43, with support just underneath.

"Filecoin (FIL) Surges 3% on Strategic Avalanche Partnership and Institutional Buying Momentum"