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

SharpLink Shares Sink 30% After Last Week's 2,000% Surge

The company Monday morning announced the closing of its $450 million capital raise with which it intends to but ETH for its treasury.

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Markets

Bitcoin Mining Profitability Improved in May, JPMorgan Says

The total market cap of the 13 U.S.-listed miners that the bank tracks rose 19% from the month previous, according to the report.

Mining rigs in Plattsburgh, N.Y. (Fran Velasquez/CoinDesk)

Markets

Chart of the Week: Crypto May Now Have Its Own 'Inverse Cramer' and Profits Are in the Millions

"The winning strategy lately? Do the opposite of James Wynn," said Lookonchain—Jim Cramer, anyone?

Jim Cramer on Squawk Box (Tulane Public Relations, modififed by CoinDesk)

Markets

FTX Repayments May Have Positive Market Impact: Coinbase

Creditor payments via BitGo and Kraken are expected within three business days amid shifting market conditions.

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Policy

Judge Declines to Order DOJ to Review Records in Roman Storm Case

The Tornado Cash developer is slated to go on trial later this summer.

Tornado Cash's Roman Storm, second from left, and his legal team – Brian Klein (left), Keri Axel and Kevin Casey – outside court in New York. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

AVAX Slides 7%, Hits Strong Resistance at $22.35 Level

A county in New Jersey recently announced that it would use the Avalanche blockchain to digitize all property deeds.

AVAX analysis

Finance

Trump Media Has $2.3B in Bitcoin Buying Power After Closing Capital Raise

The company said it will use proceeds to add bitcoin to its balance sheet, an increasingly popular move among publicly-traded firms.

Head and shoulders photo of U.S. President Donald Trump standing behind a microphone.

Markets

TON Plunges 6% Before Staging Recovery Amid Global Tensions

The token found critical support in the $3.22-$3.24 range.

24 hour price chart TON-USD (CoinDesk data)

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Markets

SUI Plunges 6% Overnight Before Buyers Step in at $3.40 Support

Market volatility intensified as geopolitical tensions and protocol recovery efforts create conflicting signals for traders

SUI/USD chart (CoinDesk Data)

Markets

Stablecoins Boost Treasury Bill Demand, Reflect Dollar Dominance, Citi Says

As stablecoin usage grows, so does the demand for short-term U.S. Treasuries, the report said.

Major banks' logos light up the night atop skyscrapers. (Miquel Parera/Unsplash)