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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Finance

USD.AI Raises $13M to Expand GPU-Backed Stablecoin Lending

Framework Ventures leads Series A for GPU-collateralized stablecoin protocol USD.AI

16:9 USD.AI team (Permian Labs)

Markets

Crypto Prices Quickly Slide After Troubling U.S. PPI Report

Inflation at wholesale level in the U.S. in July sped up far beyond economist forecasts, calling into question expectations for lower interest rates.

plunge (shutterstock)

Markets

TeraWulf Jumps 22% on $3.7B AI Hosting Deal, With Google Taking 8% Stake

The agreements lock in approximately $3.7 billion in contracted revenue, with potential to rise to $8.7 billion if two five-year extension options are exercised.

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Markets

Ether Just 3% From ATH as Bitcoin Rallies on ‘Supportive Momentum’

The current macro backdrop has rarely been more favorable for risk assets, and the market hasn't fully priced in what's coming, a report said.

Rocket (SpaceX/Unsplash)

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Markets

Trump Removal of BLS Commissioner Prompts Questions About Accuracy of Economic Stats

Ray Dalio said he likely would have fired the BLS head as well.

U.S. President Donald Trump (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Filecoin Gains 4%, Showing Strong Bullish Momentum

The advance occurred alongside a strong day for broader crypto markets.

FIL Price Rises 4% on Institutional Buying Amid Strong Support and Volume Surge

Markets

Crypto Platform Bullish Shares Debut Above $100, More Than Doubling IPO Price

The company opened for trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker "BLSH" on Wednesday.

Crypto platform Bullish goes public on the New York Stock Exchange. (CoinDesk/Nik De)

Markets

Ether Price Target Lifted to $7.5K at Year-End and $25K in 2028 at Standard Chartered

Analyst Geoff Kendrick cited surging institutional demand, favorable regulation and network upgrades.

A finger draws an upward trending line on a chart (Unsplash)

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Markets

Ether, Cardano, XRP Among Cryptos Taking New Leg Higher as Scott Bessent Floats 50 Basis Point Rate Cut

Bitcoin also crossed back above $120,000, but it's underperforming much of the rest of the cryptocurrency sector.

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Finance

Circle Dips 6% After Hours on 10M Share Secondary Offering

Coming roughly two months after the company's blazing stock market debut, insiders are accounting for 8 million of the 10 million shares being sold.

Circle's logo and name (Sandali Handagama/ CoinDesk)