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

Minnesota Credit Union to Launch Stablecoin; Claims to Be First in U.S.

St. Cloud Financial Credit Union's upcoming token highlights how smaller financial institutions may tap stablecoins to be competitive following U.S. regulatory clarity.

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Markets

$1.5B BTC Treasury Company Coming as Asset Entities Approves Merger With Vivek Ramaswamy's Strive

The combined company will be the latest in a fast-growing string of publicly traded crypto treasury firms.

Strive CEO Matt Cole speaks at BTC Asia in Hong Kong (screenshot)

Markets

Crypto Prices Buoyed by Soft PPI Data; Bitcoin Tops $113K

Traders boosted bets that the Fed would cut rates by 50 basis points next week, but bitcoin bulls have plenty of reason for caution.

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Markets

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.

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Markets

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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Markets

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"

Markets

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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Finance

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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Finance

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

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

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