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

Judge Declines to Order DOJ to Review Records in Roman Storm Case

The Tornado Cash developer is slated to go on trial later this summer.

Tornado Cash's Roman Storm, second from left, and his legal team – Brian Klein (left), Keri Axel and Kevin Casey – outside court in New York. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

AVAX Slides 7%, Hits Strong Resistance at $22.35 Level

A county in New Jersey recently announced that it would use the Avalanche blockchain to digitize all property deeds.

AVAX analysis

Finance

Trump Media Has $2.3B in Bitcoin Buying Power After Closing Capital Raise

The company said it will use proceeds to add bitcoin to its balance sheet, an increasingly popular move among publicly-traded firms.

Head and shoulders photo of U.S. President Donald Trump standing behind a microphone.

Markets

TON Plunges 6% Before Staging Recovery Amid Global Tensions

The token found critical support in the $3.22-$3.24 range.

24 hour price chart TON-USD (CoinDesk data)

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Markets

SUI Plunges 6% Overnight Before Buyers Step in at $3.40 Support

Market volatility intensified as geopolitical tensions and protocol recovery efforts create conflicting signals for traders

SUI/USD chart (CoinDesk Data)

Markets

Stablecoins Boost Treasury Bill Demand, Reflect Dollar Dominance, Citi Says

As stablecoin usage grows, so does the demand for short-term U.S. Treasuries, the report said.

Major banks' logos light up the night atop skyscrapers. (Miquel Parera/Unsplash)

Markets

AI Crypto Livepeer Explodes 150% on Upbit Listing

The surge happened while other artificial intelligence-focused crypto tokens declined with bitcoin and the broader market.

Livepeer (LPT) price on May 30 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Stripe Explores Bank Partnerships on Stablecoins as Payments Importance Grows, Says Company President

The payments firm recently introduced stablecoin accounts for its users, while its recent acquisition Bridge rolled out a USDC token.

John Collison, co-founder and president of Stripe (Christophe Morin/IP3/Getty Images)

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Markets

Bitcoin Slides Below $106K; Analyst Sees Ether Breakout Looming

Despite the pullback, BTC holding above the round-number $100,000 level for 20 consecutive days is a bullish sign, LMAX Group market strategist said.

Bitcoin price on May 29 (CoinDesk)

Markets

How Forgd Streamlines Token Launch Processes for Crypto Protocols

The firm takes a data-driven approach to figuring out the best ways for crypto projects to issue their native tokens.

Forge (Credit: Getty Images, Unsplash+)