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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PEPE Plunges 5% on Volume Spike, but Whale Wallets Are Accumulating

Despite the selloff, indicators suggest growing investor interest, including a 3.2% increase in whale wallet holdings and a 2.5% decrease in PEPE on exchanges.

PEPE price chart (CoinDesk Data)

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BONK Tests Support Levels After High-Volume Drop

BONK posted steep intraday losses with 2.8 trillion-token turnover as resistance intensified at higher price levels.

BONK-USD, July 23 2025 (CoinDesk)

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Square Begins Rollout of Bitcoin Payments for Sellers, Targets Full Availability by 2026

Payments are settled in real-near time using Bitcoin layer-2 Lightning, with Square processing the exchange into fiat

Square PoS (Square/Unsplash)

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Goldman Sachs and BNY Mellon Team Up for Tokenized Money Market Funds

The Wall Street banking giants are joining to a growing roster of traditional financial firms to offer tokenized versions of assets.

Goldman Sachs logo (CoinDesk archives)

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Altcoin Season Takes Breather With SOL, XRP, TON Among Those Posting Heavy Losses

Altcoins tumbled Wednesday, triggering over $200M in liquidations and pushing bitcoin’s dominance back past 60%.

Total crypto market cap excluding BTC (TradingView)

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Brazil's VERT Debuts Tokenized Credit Platform on XRP Ledger With $130M Issuance

The offering, with Ripple's contribution, aims to streamline Brazil’s structured credit market and attract foreign investors.

Brazil flag (Shutterstock)

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Ethereum Validator Exit Queue Tops $2B as Stakers Rush to Quit After 160% Rally

The exodus stretched the waiting line to over 10 days, but strong staking demand from ETH treasury firms and SEC clarity may keep sell pressure in check.

Ethereum has a backlog of validators waiting to exit the chain. (Koushik Pal/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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BONK Holds Key Support as Volatility Grips Market

The Solana-based memecoin weathered an 8% intraday swing amid a Galaxy Digital transfer and Binance reclassification.

BONK-USD, July 22 2025 (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin ETFs' 12-Day Inflow Streak Comes to an End as Price Stalls

The spot bitcoin funds on Monday saw outflows of $131 million as speculative interest turned in a big way to altcoins.

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Kraken to Support Biotech Firm Windtree’s $200M BNB Treasury Play

Crypto exchange Kraken will custody and manage BNB assets for Windtree Therapeutics' crypto treasury plan tied to Binance Chain.

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