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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Bitcoin Tumbles Below $80K Alongside 5% Plunge in Nasdaq as China Tariff Tiff Escalates

Amid the carnage, gold continued to be well-bid, surging to another record high.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk)

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Dogecoin ETF Race Joined by 21Shares

Grayscale and Bitwise have both previously filed regulatory paperwork for a spot ETF backed by DOGE.

Ophelia Snyder, Co-Founder, 21Shares, at Consensus 2024 by CoinDesk, Austin, USA  (CoinDesk)

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Wrapped BTC Holders Can Now Secure 6% APY on Base via Umoja

Umoja achieves the yield through covered calls and arbitrage.

(Naseem Buras/Unsplash)

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U.S. CPI Declined in March; Core Rate Rose Just 0.1%.

Whether the fresh inflation numbers boost rate cut hopes or the price of bitcoin is another story as the data is from prior to last week's sweeping tariff announcements.

Two paper carrier bags of fresh fruit and baked products. (Maria Lin Kim/Unsplash)

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Strategy's 25% Gain Leads as Crypto Stocks Soar on Trump Tariff Pause

The president earlier Wednesday announced a pause in his punitive reciprocal tariffs for all countries except China.

Crypto market breadth improves. (ArtTower/Pixabay)

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Trump Administration Wants Weaker Dollar and That's Positive for Bitcoin: Bitwise

The asset manager said it was sticking to its 2025 year-end bitcoin price target of $200,000.

President Donald Trump sits at his desk in the Oval Office. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

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Bitcoin DeFi Network Arch Finds VC Backer for Early-Stage Projects

Arch Network is working with DPI Capital to write first checks for "pillar" protocols building on the Bitcoin DeFi project.

Bitcoin DeFi Network Arch Finds VC Backer for Early-Stage Projects

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Tokenized Funds' Rapid Growth Comes With Red Flags: Moody's

The credit agency highlighted concerns over operational fragility, blockchain vulnerabilities and patchy regulation.

(Shubham Dhage / Unsplash)

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European Union Moves Ahead With Retaliatory Tariffs Against U.S.

"The EU considers US tariffs unjustified and damaging, causing economic harm to both sides, as well as the global economy," the European Commission said

European Union Flag (Christian Lue / Unsplash / Modified by CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Resilience Suggests Bullish Outlook as Dollar Weakens, Stagflation Looms — Grayscale

"The most bullish 8% drawdown I’ve ever seen," said Grayscale’s Zach Pandl on bitcoin’s performance since Liberation Day.

(Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)