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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Policy

Trump Family Hits Magic Eden With Cease-and-Desist Over Crypto Wallet Plans: Bloomberg

All three of U.S. President Donald Trump’s sons have denied being involved with Magic Eden’s plans for a $TRUMP wallet.

U.S. President Donald Trump (Getty Images/Andrew Harnik)

Markets

PTSD-Afflicted Crypto Investors Hit the Sell Button After Circle's Euphoric IPO

Coinbase's April 2021 debut marked what was then an epic price top for bitcoin.

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Markets

Circle Shares Surge on NYSE Debut, Signalling Strong Appetite for Stablecoin Issuers

The stablecoin issuer’s IPO arrives as investors brace for more market headwinds and regulatory change while stablecoin demand grows.

Circle founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire in New York in April. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

Policy

White House Crypto Chief Bo Hines Met With El Salvador’s Bukele to Discuss Bitcoin

"Extraordinary things" could happen for the United States and El Salvador as a result of the meeting, said Salvadoran Bitcoin Office Director Stacy Herbert.

Nayib Bukele asiste a la Asamblea Legislativa  por su segundo aniversario en el poder (Foto de Emerson Flores/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images)

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Finance

Ex-Google Chief Eric Schmidt Backs Firms Behind Blockchain Credit Bureau

High throughput blockchain Keeta is facilitating credit data platform SOLO to create PASS, an on-chain bank-grade financial identity layer.

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Finance

HyperLiquid's Market Making Vault Grows by $250M in 2 Months Despite JELLY Fiasco

The vault's TVL dropped to just $163 million after a controversial trade settlement in March.

HyperLiquid Vault TVL (HyperLiquid)

Markets

Leveraged Bitcoin Longs on Bitfinex Weakest Since December and It Could Mean Rally Time

"When Long Positions drop, the price usually goes up," said one analyst.


Finance

Bitcoin Life Insurance Firm Meanwhile Shares First Audit

The Bermuda-based company's clients pay and receive benefits in bitcoin.

life insurance (credit: Curated Lifestyle, Unsplash)

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Tech

Vitalik Buterin Uses Privacy Tool Railgun Again, Signaling Ongoing Embrace of On-Chain Anonymity

Railgun's RAIL token has spiked 15% higher after Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin transferred over $2.6 million in crypto using the privacy protocol.

Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum co-founder (Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

Markets

Trio of Soft Economic Reports Boost Fed Rate Cut Odds, but What About Bitcoin?

The big rally in bitcoin and stocks over the past eight weeks has occurred with a (somewhat) hawkish Fed; a dovish turn could provide fuel for new legs higher.

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