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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Märkte

ICP Approaches $5 as Breakout Volume and DeFi BTC Flows Signal Strength

ICP gains 3% on strong volume and DeFi traction, with rising ckBTC flows fueling demand and pushing price past key resistance

ICP-USD, July 7 2025 (CoinDesk)

Märkte

Core Scientific Sale Sets Floor Price for Bitcoin Miners: JPMorgan

The deal, however, appears to be a "one-off," and unlikely to be replicated.

JPMorgan building (Shutterstock)

Märkte

Patterns Break as Both Short and Long Term Holder Cohorts Accumulate Bitcoin

The stack sizes of long term and short term holders typically move in opposite directions.

Crypto market breadth improves. (ArtTower/Pixabay)

Finanzen

Kraken and Backed Expand Tokenized Stocks to BNB Chain as RWA Momentum Accelerates

The launch of xStocks on BNB Chain comes on the heels of debuting on Solana DeFi protocols last week.

Kraken on phone (PiggyBank/ Unsplash)

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Märkte

AAVE Surges to 3-Week High, Dominating Soaring $56B DeFi Lending Market

The token has established a robust support zone at $277-$280, while rising demand for DeFi borrowing and Aave's dominant role in the sector point to future gains.

AAVE price on July 8 (CoinDesk)

Märkte

Bitcoin Bull Mulls Different Kind of Corporate Treasury Strategy as Prices Continue on Hold

Set for an IPO and with a real business, Silicon Valley darling Figma last week disclosed $70 million exposure to bitcoin, with plans to bring that to $100 million.

Bull (Dylan Leagh/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Märkte

Ether Treasury Firm BTCS Surges 100% on $100M ETH Buying Plan

The Nasdaq-listed firm has been a pioneer of the crypto treasury strategy focusing on the native token of the Ethereum blockchain since 2021, well before the recent newcomers.

Digitally rendered Ethereum logo (Unsplash)

Technologie

Jack Dorsey Unveils Bitchat: Offline, Encrypted Messaging Inspired by Bitcoin

Much like Bitcoin eliminates reliance on centralized intermediaries in finance, Bitchat would removes central authorities from digital communication.

Jack Dorsey

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Finanzen

OpenSea Acquires Rally as It Continues to Pivot to Token Trading

Rally's CEO Chris Maddern will become OpenSea's CTO as a part of the acquisition.

OpenSea platform (OpenSea)

Richtlinien

Trump-Linked Truth Social Plans Crypto ETF as Digital Asset Franchise Expands

The new Truth Social Crypto Blue Chip ETF would allocate 85% to bitcoin and ether, with solana, XRP and cronos rounding out the portfolio.

U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington D.C. on June 27. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)