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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Beleid

Terra's Do Kwon to Change 'Not Guilty' Plea in US Fraud Case

Do Kwon previously had pleaded "not guilty" to multiple fraud charges earlier this year.

CoinDesk

Technologie

ETH Transaction Volume Climbs on Price Rally, Cheaper DeFi Costs

Analysts suggest that this momentum is fueled by a recent increase in network capacity, rising ether price, and a reduction in transaction costs, particularly for DeFi protocols and stablecoin transfers.

(Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Financiën

FG Nexus Buys $200M in Ether in Bid for 10% Network Stake

The digital assets arm of Fundamental Global is rapidly building one of the largest corporate ETH holdings.

cash pile (Unsplash)

Markten

Filecoin Narrows Loss After 7% Slump

Support has been established at $2.49, with resistance at the $2.68 level.

"FIL-USD Plummets 7% Amid Cybersecurity Breaches and Volatile Pump-and-Dump Trading"

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Markten

ICP Retreats From $5.75 High Amid Heavy Distribution

Internet Computer saw a sharp reversal after testing $5.75 before staging a partial recovery.

ICP-USD, Aug. 11 2025 (CoinDesk)

Markten

BNB Swings 4% in 24 Hours, Testing $800 Resistance

BNB saw significant trading volume, with over 146,000 tokens traded in a single hour during the initial rally.

BNB price analysis (CoinDesk Data)

Markten

Crypto Exchange Bullish Seeks $4.8B Valuation in Upsized IPO Backed by BlackRock and Ark Invest

The company plans to sell 30 million shares at a price of $32 to $33 a share versus the previous range of $28 to $31.

Bullish CEO Tom Farley in 2016. (Matthew Eisman/Getty Images)

Financiën

BitMine's ETH Holdings Near $5B After Latest Purchase; BMNR Tops Big Names in Trading Volume

The company aims to acquire 5% of all ether supply, worth around $25 billion at current prices.

Screenshot of Tom Lee on CoinDesk TV (CoinDesk)

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Markten

CEA Industries Becomes Largest Corporate Holder of BNB With $160M Buy

The acquisition comes shortly after the firm closed a $500 million private placement led by 10X Capital and YZi Labs.

A pair of hands resting on a keyboard with an iPad showing graphs and price quotes. (Kanchanara/Unsplash)

Markten

Michael Saylor's Strategy Adds $18M of Bitcoin on Five-Year Anniversary of First Purchase

Five years after going all-in on bitcoin, Strategy’s aggressive treasury strategy delivers outsized gains and reshapes corporate bitcoin adoption.

Michael Saylor, executive chairman of MicroStrategy (Michael.com)