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

XRP Primed for Record Rally, Echoing Bullish Bitcoin Pattern Ahead of $100K Breakout

The current XRP market situation mirrors bitcoin's chart before its late 2024 surge from $70,000 to $100,000.

A space shuttle takes off on the back of a rocket. (WikiImages/Pixabay)

Finance

Newest 'Star' in Sky Ecosystem Launches With $1B Tokenized Credit Strategy

Grove will receive a $1 billion allocation from DeFi lending giant Sky to invest in tokenized collateralized loan obligations.

Digitally altered photo of a dollar bill (Ryan Quintal/Unsplash, Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Hut 8 Doubles Bitcoin-Backed Loan With Coinbase to $130M, Locks in Lower Rate

The amended facility adds $65 million in capital availability and trimmed the interest rate to 9%.

An Antminer bitcoin mining machine pictured in 2018. (Carlos Becerra/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Markets

Chainlink's LINK Surges 13% as Mastercard Partnership Fuels Rally Amid Crypto Recovery

LINK momentum indicators suggest continued bullish sentiment with potential for further upside.

LINK price on June 24 (CoinDesk)

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Markets

Filecoin Surges 14% as Crypto Continues Gains on Middle East Ceasefire

FIL's price action has formed a clear uptrend with higher lows and higher highs.

Filecoin rallies 14%

Markets

Litecoin Climbs 4% to Top $84, With ETF Odds Growing

The Middle East news might be the immediate catalyst, but spot ETF approval by the SEC could be coming.

LTCUSD price chart (CoinDesk Data)

Markets

AVAX Gains 8%, but Faces Short-Term Resistance

The token was one of the outperformers in the broader CoinDesk 20 Index.

AVAX

Finance

SharpLink Gaming Boosts Ethereum Treasury to 188,478 ETH With $30M Purchase

The gaming firm now holds nearly $470 million in ETH and claims to be the largest publicly traded holder of the cryptocurrency.

Joe Lubin speaking at Consensus 2024 by CoinDesk. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk/Suzanne Cordiero)

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Markets

TON Up 3% After Volatile Session, Establishing New Support Level

TON has shown resilience with strong buying volume at the $2.75 support zone.

TON

Markets

Fed's Powell Reiterates Patience on Rates in Congressional Testimony

Two Fed members earlier this week appeared to break with Powell, suggesting a rate cut would be appropriate as soon as the central bank's July meeting.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)