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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Markets

Crypto Cracks Late in Day, Bitcoin Slumps Below $106K

Troubling macro headlines concerning the Middle East and tariffs failed to shake U.S. stocks, but cryptocurrencies sold off.

A bear cools itself, lying on its back in shallow water. (Unsplash, mana5280)

Finance

DeFi Adding $5B of Solana Buying Power With New Line of Credit

The move will allow the Nasdaq-listed firm to add to its 609,000 SOL stack as of May 16.

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Markets

Singapore's Trident Digital Targets Mammoth $500M Raise to Establish XRP Treasury

Trident Digital’s plan would make it among the first public companies to hold XRP as a core treasury asset.

Bitcoin memepool nearly empty. (geralt/Pixabay)

Finance

Crypto Lender Maple Partners with Liquid Staking Specialist Lido Finance

Maple will offer stablecoin credit lines backed by Lido’s staking token stETH.

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FBI Crypto Veteran Chris Wong Joins TRM Labs to Bolster Fight Against Illicit Finance

An ex-FBI agent who led landmark crypto investigations is joining TRM Labs’ team.

Christopher Wong. Credit: TRM Labs

Finance

GameStop Raising Another $1.75B for Potential Bitcoin Purchases

The company made its initial acquisitions of bitcoin in May, buying 4,710 coins for about $500 million.

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Markets

Tom Lee Mulls Roughed-Up Semler Scientific for 'Granny Shot' Portfolio

The bitcoin treasury company's market cap has tumbled below the value of its BTC holdings.

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Markets

Financial Advisors Remain Hesitant Towards Bitcoin — But Won’t Be for Long

Questions have evolved from “What is bitcoin?” to “How does it fit in my portfolio?”

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Finance

Stripe to Acquire Crypto Wallet Startup Privy in Bid to Expand Web3 Capabilities

Privy’s technology, used by platforms like OpenSea and Blackbird, will be integrated into Stripe’s crypto tools.

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Finance

Flashbots Veterans Raise $20M to Tackle Crypto User Experience With OneBalance

The OneBalance Series A round was led by cyber•Fund and Blockchain Capital.

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