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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Tech

Vitalik Buterin Uses Privacy Tool Railgun Again, Signaling Ongoing Embrace of On-Chain Anonymity

Railgun's RAIL token has spiked 15% higher after Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin transferred over $2.6 million in crypto using the privacy protocol.

Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum co-founder (Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

Markets

Trio of Soft Economic Reports Boost Fed Rate Cut Odds, but What About Bitcoin?

The big rally in bitcoin and stocks over the past eight weeks has occurred with a (somewhat) hawkish Fed; a dovish turn could provide fuel for new legs higher.

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Markets

BitFuFu Hits Record 34.1 EH/s Hashrate as Bitcoin Production Surges in May

The mining firm sold 178 BTC near May’s price peak to cover expenses and boost liquidity.

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

Markets

Circle IPO Pricing Could Jump Above Range as Investor Orders Surge: Bloomberg

Pricing for the stablecoin issuer's public offering is expected during the U.S. evening hours on Wednesday.

Circle founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire in New York in April. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

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Markets

Korea's K Wave Media Soars 155% on $500M Bitcoin Treasury Plan

Aspiring to become the “Korean Metaplanet,” K Wave Media is selling $500 million in common stock to fund initial BTC purchases.

South Korea's flag (Daniel Bernard/Unsplash)

Markets

Semler Scientific Acquires Additional 185 Bitcoin, Bringing Holdings to Nearly $500M

The latest purchase was for $20 million and the company has now tapped its April 15 common stock issuance program for $136.2 million to fund bitcoin buys.

A bull in a field (PublicDomainPictures/Pixabay)

Markets

Pump.fun Aiming to Raise $1B Via Token Sale at $4B Valuation: Blockworks

Solana's SOL quickly fell about 2% on the news during late afternoon U.S. hours.

Pump.fun website (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Miners Notch Gains as Meta Signs 20-Year AI Deal With Nuclear Plant

The group may also be benefitting from a modest rise in the price of bitcoin on Tuesday.

Nuclear power plant (Getty Images/Unsplash)

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Markets

Bitcoin Miner MARA Holdings Posts Record Block Wins, Produces 950 BTC in May

The company's bitcoin output rose 35% month-over-month, hitting its highest level since the 2024 halving.

bitcoin miner (Shutterstock)

Finance

Crypto-Friendly Bank Revolut Eyes Expansion Into Derivatives

Revolut is recruiting a general manager of crypto derivatives who will be tasked with taking a new related offering "from zero to scale."

16:9 Revolut (A. Aleksandravicius/Shutterstock)