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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Tech

Ethereum Developers Release New Initiative to Simplify Cross-Chain Transactions

Called the Open Intents Framework, the new scheme aims to bring “intents” to all corners of the Ethereum ecosystem.

The Open Intents Framework is a new initiative created by Ethereum ecosystem leaders to simplify and standardize cross-chain token transfers.  (Akinori UEMURA/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Rewards App Fold Volatile in Wall Street Debut

The firm, which holds 1,000 BTC, went public on the Nasdaq Wednesday via a SPAC merger.

Fold bitcoin reward app (Fold)

Finance

Binance.US Restores US Dollar Deposits and Withdrawals After Surviving Chokepoint 2.0

Access to fiat services begins Wednesday, and will be gradually rolled out to all eligible customers over the coming days, Binance.US said.

Binance.US Chief Operating Officer Christopher Blodgett (Binance.US)

Markets

Bitcoin Not to Be 'Lumped Together' With Crypto: Czech Central Bank Chief Michl

Ales Michl had previously proposed the Czech National Bank consider bitcoin as a reserve asset.

Czech National Bank's Ales Michl

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Finance

Franklin Templeton Brings Tokenized U.S. Treasury Fund to European Investors

The asset manager's U.S.-registered version of the fund Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund has attracted $580 million in assets.

Jenny Johnson, Franklin Templeton President and CEO, speaks at Consensus 2024. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Markets

Semler Scientific Q4 EPS Jumps to $3.64 After Marking Up Bitcoin Holdings

The medical-devices company currently holds 3,192 bitcoin after boosting its holdings earlier this month.

Bitcoin, Semler Scientific

Markets

Strategy Raising Another $2B to Buy More Bitcoin

The price of bitcoin rose modestly as the news hit just after the U.S. stock market close on Tuesday.

MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (Credit: CoinDesk/Danny Nelson)

Finance

Libra Token’s Co-Creator Claimed He Paid Argentinian President Milei’s Sister

It was unclear if any money was exchanged between Davis and Milei's inner circle in advance of Libra's launch.

Javier and Karina Milei

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Markets

Bitcoin Slumps Below $94K, but One Analyst Says $500K Forecast Remains in Play

Recent U.S. regulatory filings are show a broadening in the base of buyers for bitcoin ETFs.

Crypto plunges in quick fashion (Unsplash)

Finance

Blockchain Security Firm Blockaid Raises $50M to Tackle On-Chain Threats

The funding will help the company scale operations as blockchain adoption accelerates.

Padlock and chain (Georg Bommeli/ Unsplash)