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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Markten

Robinhood's Surprise Earnings Beat Despite Trading Lull Could be Positive for Coinbase

The trading platform’s results could give an indication for Coinbase’s earnings on May 8.

Robinhood shares could benefit from SEC dropping Coinbase case. (Shutterstock)

Financiën

Visa and Baanx Launch USDC Stablecoin Payment Cards

The Visa cards enable holders to spend USDC directly from their crypto wallets, using smart contracts to move a stablecoin balance.

Casa central de Visa en Foster City, California. (Wonderlane/Creative Commons)

Financiën

Ripple Offered $4B-$5B for Stablecoin Issuer Circle: Bloomberg

The offer was rejected as too low, according to the story.

FastNews (CoinDesk)

Technologie

AI-Powered Court System Is Coming to Crypto With GenLayer

GenLayer Labs is building a protocol that uses AI models as judges, with the goal of providing reliable, neutral, third-party arbitration in record time.

GenLayer is building an on-chain court system. (Credit: Unsplash, Wesley Tingey)

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Markten

Stagflationary Data Puts Pressure on Bitcoin, Stocks

U.S. GDP turned negative in the first quarter, while prices rose more than forecast; ADP jobs data was the weakest in nearly one year.

A bear cools itself, lying on its back in shallow water. (Unsplash, mana5280)

Markten

Bitcoin Edges Above $95K, U.S. Stocks Remain Strong as Analyst Warns of 'Blind' Market

Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick announced that the White House was finalizing a trade deal with an unnamed country.

The recent market downturn has made regulating crypto "politically possible." (Best Backgrounds/Shutterstock)

Financiën

SoFi Plans Major Push Into Crypto Amid New Regulatory Environment

There's been a “fundamental shift” in the crypto landscape in the U.S., CEO Anthony Noto said on Wednesday.

SoFi (Shutterstock)

Technologie

Coinbase’s Base Network Achieves ‘Stage 1’ Status, Reducing Centralization Risk

The move means that Base will now have a security council which will help approve certain network upgrades if needed.

Jesse Pollak (courtesy Winni Wintermeyer/Coinbase)

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Markten

Robinhood Crypto Revenue Expected to Fall in Q1 After Record Late 2024 Gain: JPMorgan

After a 700% surge in Q4 crypto revenue, analysts now expect a pullback in Q1 as trading activity slows.

Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest Buys 1.3M Robinhood Shares on Nasdaq Debut

Technologie

Polygon Spin-Off Miden Secures $25M to Bring Speed, Privacy to Institutional Giants

The funding round was led by a16z crypto, 1kx and Hack VC.

Funds rising (Darío Martínez-Batlle/Unsplash)