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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Chintai Tokenizes $570M Real Estate Cash-Flow for RealNOI

The platform gives investors access to cash flows of nearly 1,900 apartments, while helping property owners access capital.

Chintai

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Wall Street-Backed Crypto Exchange EDX Markets Adds 17 New Cryptocurrencies, Including XRP, SOL, Trump Coin

The expansion significantly broadens trading options for users, reflecting a friendlier regulatory environment in the U.S.

Jefferies quietly becomes a power player in crypto investment banking. (Unsplash)

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Strategy Bitcoin Stack Just Shy of 500K Tokens After Latest $2B Purchase

The Michael Saylor-led company used funds from last week's $2 billion 0% convertible note offering.

FastNews (CoinDesk)

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Plunging U.S. Stocks Help Add to Crypto's Bad Day

The week's uptrend was quickly upended by the hack at crypto exchange Bybit.

Ether has fallen below a key bull market trendline.  (Eva Blue/Unsplash)

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U.S. Marshals Service Can't Say How Much Crypto It Holds, Complicating Bitcoin Reserve Plan

The agency has been plagued with procedural and organizational issues for years.

Credit: Getty Images

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U.S. Senate Banking Committee Sets Hearing on Crypto Legislation Next Week

The congressional committee that was a roadblock in the previous session has scheduled a Feb. 26 hearing on "bipartisan legislative frameworks" for crypto.

FastNews (CoinDesk)

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Costa Rica Makes First Foray Into Crypto with New Bitcoin ETF

It will mark the first time that Costa Ricans will have access to any type of crypto investment product through the country's banking system.

Toucan in Costa Rica. Credit: Zdeněk Macháček

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Bybit Loses $1.5B in Hack but Can Cover Loss, CEO Confirms

A portion of staked ether is currently being liquidated on decentralized exchanges.

Bybit CEO Ben Zhou (Danny Nelson/ CoinDesk)

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COIN Jumps 5%, HOOD Gains 4%, BTC Challenges $100K as SEC Set to Drop Case Against Coinbase

The agency's withdrawal of the lawsuit could boost crypto prices, marking a milestone in U.S. regulatory oversight for the digital asset industry.

FastNews (CoinDesk)

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Vitalik Buterin Disappointed With Embrace of Blockchain “Casinos”

The comments came during an ask-me-anything session.

Vitalik Buterin