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

EToro Plans to Tokenize U.S. Stocks on Ethereum in Blockchain Push

The move is part of the firm's broader push towards enabling 24/7 trading with all kinds of assets using blockchain rails.

Magnifying glass over Etoro logo

Policy

Hong Kong Releases Guidance on Strict Rules for Stablecoin Issuers

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority encouraged firms that are fully prepared to apply for a stablecoin license to do so by the end of September.

Hong Kong harbor during a sunrise (Manson Yim/Unsplash)

Markets

Polkadot's DOT Slips 3% as Failed Recovery Attempts Signal Weakness

Support has been established in the $3.91-$3.93 range, with resistance between $4.03-$4.07.

"Polkadot (DOT) Price Declines 3% Amid Failed Recovery Attempts and Volatility"

Finance

SharpLink Acquired 77K More ETH, Boosting Holdings Over $1.6B

The firm, led by Joesph Lubin, has emerged as one of the largest corporate ether holders since its pivot to a crypto treasury strategy.

Ethereum blockchain symbol abstract crystal

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Markets

BitMine Immersion Sets Up to $1B Buyback as Share Price Cools

The Tom Lee-led company signaled an intent to possibly repurchase stock should the share value decline below the net asset value of its ether holdings.

Stock market price charts (Anne Nygård/Unsplash)

Markets

Coinbase Reaps Growing Rewards from Circle Ties and USDC Economics: JPMorgan

In the first quarter of this year alone, Coinbase earned roughly $300 million in distribution payments from Circle, and that's just the start.

Coinbase app on a mobile phone screen.

Markets

SUI Token Drops Nearly 6% After Brief Spike as Stronger U.S. Dollar Pressures Crypto Market

SUI reversed gains from an overnight rally amid a broader crypto sell-off and rising U.S. Dollar Index.

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Markets

BNB Token Rallies to Record High as CEA Industries Raises $500M for Treasury Strategy

Several listed companies announced plans to create BNB crypto treasuries recently, including CEA Industries (VAPE), teaming up with Binance founder CZ's family office.

Binance's former CEO, Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (Photos from Smorshedi/Wikimedia Commons and CoinDesk/Flickr, modified by CoinDesk)

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Markets

BONK Surges 6% as Solana Ecosystem Momentum Sparks Investor Interest

BONK rebounds on institutional accumulation while Solana NFT metrics hit quarterly highs

BONK-USD, July 28 2025 (CoinDesk)

Finance

DeFi Sector TVL Hits 3-Year High of $153B as Investors Rush to Farm Yields

Ethereum leads the DeFi boom with nearly 60% market share, while advanced yield strategies and rising activity on Solana and Sui drive cross-chain growth.

Farming (James Baltz/Unsplash)