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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Markets

Circle Eyes $7.2B Valuation in Upsized U.S. IPO Amid Strong Investor Demand

Circle raises its IPO share count and price range as strong investor demand fuels interest.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

NEAR Struggles to Break Free From Bearish Momentum Despite Support

Geopolitical tensions and shifting monetary policies create headwinds for the token as it tests critical price levels.

NEAR/USD chart (CoinDesk Data)

Markets

ATOM Breaks Out of Consolidation Pattern Amid Volume Spike

Cosmos token shows resilience amid global economic tensions as trading volume spikes.

ATOM/USD chart (CoinDesk Data)

Finance

Stablecoin Protocol USDT0 Aims to Bring Tokenized Gold Closer to DeFi

The gold-linked XAUT0 token follows the protocol's Tether-linked USDT0 that has grown to $1.3 billion in supply and available on ten DeFi-focused blockchains.

A gold bar (Scottsdale mint/Unsplash)

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Finance

$302 Million Lost to Crypto Scams, Hacks, and Exploits in May: CertiK

The largest attack was the $225 million exploit of the Cetus Protocol.

Under a low-light red lamp, a pair of hands types on a keyboard. (Wesley Tingey/Unsplash+)

Markets

How James Wynn's $100M Implosion Is Familiar Leverage Tale

The trader suffered a nine-figure loss despite bitcoin remaining fairly flat in terms of price action.

James Wynn profit and loss chart (HyperLiquid)

Markets

SharpLink Shares Sink 30% After Last Week's 2,000% Surge

The company Monday morning announced the closing of its $450 million capital raise with which it intends to but ETH for its treasury.

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Markets

Bitcoin Mining Profitability Improved in May, JPMorgan Says

The total market cap of the 13 U.S.-listed miners that the bank tracks rose 19% from the month previous, according to the report.

Mining rigs in Plattsburgh, N.Y. (Fran Velasquez/CoinDesk)

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Markets

Chart of the Week: Crypto May Now Have Its Own 'Inverse Cramer' and Profits Are in the Millions

"The winning strategy lately? Do the opposite of James Wynn," said Lookonchain—Jim Cramer, anyone?

Jim Cramer on Squawk Box (Tulane Public Relations, modififed by CoinDesk)

Markets

FTX Repayments May Have Positive Market Impact: Coinbase

Creditor payments via BitGo and Kraken are expected within three business days amid shifting market conditions.

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