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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Coinbase Partners With Perplexity AI to Bring Real-Time Crypto Market Data to Traders

The tie-up will allow users to dig into market trends, monitor price action and explore token fundamentals.

Coinbase (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

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Sequans Communications Kicks Off Bitcoin Treasury with 370 BTC Purchase

The semiconductor firm plans to expand holdings to 3,000 BTC using proceeds from recent its capital raise.

Sequans acquired 370 BTC initially and aims to accumulate over 3,000 BTC(Shutterstock)

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BIT Mining Surges 250% on Solana Pivot

The company said it wants to "capture emerging opportunities across the broader blockchain" industry and attract investors seeking exposure to Solana

ASIC Miners (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Tops $111K, on Brink of Breaking Record High; Ether's 6% Jump Leads Major Cryptos

The price of BTC has seemingly been capped at $110,000 for several weeks, with gains quickly reversing each time it approached that level.

Bitcoin

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Revolut Seeks $1B in New Funding at $65B Valuation: FT

The London-based company is among a growing number of fintech firms leaning into faster, crypto-native payment systems.

Revolut CEO Nik Storonsky (Credit: Getty Images, Kimberly White)

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Cathie Wood's ARK: Bitcoin's Bullish Momentum Slows as Long-Term Holder Stacks Hit Record

ARK Invest's June report notes a 15-year high in holdings for long-term bitcoin holders amid declining new investor activity.

ARK Invest's Cathie Woods. (Bloomberg/Getty Images)

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Solana ETFs See $78M Inflows as Interest in Altcoin Investment Products Grows

The newly launched SSK fund leads Solana ETF inflows as investors anticipate a spot ETF approval.

(manusapon kasosod/Getty Images)

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Filecoin Rises 4%, Heavy Volume Suggests Institutional Investors Buying

Resistance has now formed at $2.38, with strong support at the $2.29 level.

Filecoin gains 4%.

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Cronos Jumps 18% After Trump Media ETF Proposal Lists Token Among Holdings

The token surged after a proposed ETF backed by Trump Media included CRO alongside bitcoin, ether, solana and XRP.

Cronos surged nearly 18% to $0.095 from Tuesday to Wednesday.

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BNB Climbs as Faster Blocks and Tokenized Stocks Spark Investor Interest

The recent Maxwell hard fork which reduced block times and the introduction of tokenized equities by Kraken and Backed Finance have contributed to growth.

BNB price chart (CoinDesk Data)