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

Coinbase Sets U.S. Perpetual-Style Futures Launch as CEO Says Firm Is Buying Bitcoin Weekly

The crypto exchange's new derivatives offering is regulated by the CFTC and will mirror the functions of the increasingly popular perpetual contracts currently not available in the U.S.

Coinbase (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

Markets

Nasdaq Hits Record While Bitcoin, Gold Remain Under Pressure After Latest Macro Data

Though old news, U.S. inflation numbers from May were disappointing.

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Markets

AVAX Breaks Out of Consolidation Phase

Strong technical indicators propel Avalanche’s token to test key short-term resistance levels.

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Finance

Bolt Embraces Stablecoin Payments for Global Marketplaces as Digital Dollar Race Heats Up

The new feature enables faster, cheaper cross-border payments for merchants and shoppers, the company said.

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Markets

Coinbase Comes Full Circle, Soars to Highest Price Since 2021 Nasdaq Debut

The digital asset exchange's share price completed a four-year roundtrip after having plunged 90% during the crypto winter.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Holds Above $107K Ahead of Friday’s Big Options Expiry With $102K Max Pain Price

Put-call skews show no clear directional positioning for traders in the short-term.

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Markets

Lingerie Fighting Championships to Add $2M in Bitcoin to Treasury Ahead of Expansion to UK

The Las Vegas-based MMA league is embracing BTC ahead of its first events in England and Wales this July.

Lingerie (Credit: Unsplash, Karolina Grabowska)

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Markets

Core Scientific Soars 25% as WSJ Reports Buyout Talks With CoreWeave

A number of bitcoin miner shares are moving higher on the news.

Máquinas de minería de bitcoin (Shutterstock)

Markets

Spot DOGE ETF Appears Nearer as Bitwise Amends Filing

The updated paperwork also suggests in-kind creations could be coming for a range of crypto ETFs, said an analyst.

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