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

Eric Trump’s American Bitcoin jumps to 20th among public BTC treasury companies

After its latest purchase, the company now holds 5,098 bitcoin worth nearly $450 million

ABTC (TradingView)

Finance

Tether leads $8 million investment in Speed to push USDT further into everyday payments


Using the Bitcoin's Lightning Network and Tether's USDT, Speed handles $1.5 billion in annual payments and serves 1.2 million users.

Tether (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin bounces from Monday's worst levels, but sub-$80,000 may come next, analyst says

Crypto markets remain "fragile," said Samer Hasn from XS.com. Traders are either stepping aside or being forced out.

CoinDesk

Markets

CoreWeave collapse sparks fears of cracks in AI infrastructure boom

Bitcoin miners who pivoted business plans to high-performance computing benefitted greatly this year, but have seen sharp declines of late.

CRWV (TradingView)

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Policy

Most Influential: Jerome Powell

Powell’s decisions as Fed chair have continued to have a massive impact on bitcoin and the wider cryptocurrency markets.

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Markets

Bulls beware — BofA Fund Manager Survey flashing contrarian sell signal

Bitcoin could see further declines if traditional markets sharply pull back, or just possibly a broad tumble in stocks could set the stage for a bull run in crypto.

CoinDesk

Markets

U.S. added 64,000 jobs in November, with unemployment rate jumping to four-year high of 4.6%

Combined with softer than expected October data, this morning's numbers point to at least a modestly weaker jobs market as the economy heads into the end of the year.

Sign saying "Now Hiring" sits on a lawn.

Finance

Visa brings Circle's USDC settlement to U.S. banks following $3.5 billion stablecoin pilot

Initial participants include Cross River Bank and Lead Bank, which are settling with Visa in USDC over the Solana blockchain.

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Markets

Bitcoin slides to $86,000 as slower rate cut risk, AI stock woes shake markets

Crypto-related stocks suffered far deeper declines as bitcoin slumped well below its recent trading range.

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Markets

Filecoin slides 5% alongside major decline in broader crypto market

FIL dropped to $1.24 as the technical breakdown accelerated on heavy volume, 380% above average.

"Filecoin (FIL) Plunges 7.4% Below Key Support on 380% Volume Surge"