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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Bakkt Rated Buy With 44% Upside on Stablecoin Growth Potential: Clear Street

The company has sold non-core units to streamline into a blockchain-native payments platform, said Clear Street.

Stylized network of light focii covering Earth (geralt/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin Miners Surge Following Microsoft’s $17.4B AI Bet

The big gains for players like Bitfarms, Hut 8 and Cipher Mining came despite lame price action for bitcoin.

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Filecoin's FIL Pares Gains to Trade Little Changed After Testing $2.50 Resistance Level

The price has dipped back to $2.43, with support just underneath.

"Filecoin (FIL) Surges 3% on Strategic Avalanche Partnership and Institutional Buying Momentum"

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U.S. Marks Down Payroll Gains by 911K in Largest Benchmark Revision Ever

Bitcoin fell and gold pulled back from a record high after the news hit.

The U.S. government released its latest jobs figures Friday (David McNew/Getty Images)

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easyGroup Launches Bitcoin App for U.S. Retail Investors

The mobile platform is designed to simplify buying bitcoin and gives rewards to everyday users.

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California Man Sentenced in $36.9M Crypto Scam Tied to Infamous Huione Group

Elliptic say some of the funds were laundered through Huione Payments.

jail (Shutterstock)

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Ether Treasury Company SharpLink Gaming Buys Back $15M in 'Undervalued' Shares

The repurchase happened as the firm's stock price fell below the net asset value of its underlying ether holdings.

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

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CleanCore Solutions Jumps 38% After $68M Dogecoin Purchase

The company acquired 285,420 DOGE tokens, with plans to build that stack to 1 billion in 30 days.

DOGE (Virginia Marinova/Unsplash)

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Filecoin Continues Steady Bullish Momentum with Strong Volume Support

Currently at $2.44, token has support in the $2.38-$2.39 range, and resistance at $2.46.

"Filecoin (FIL) Reaches New All-Time High of $2.46 with Strong Institutional Volume Amid Avalanche Partnership"