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’s EURC Stablecoin Surges 43% to Record Supply as Dollar Troubles Fuel Demand

The fastest growth was seen on the Ethereum, Solana and Base networks, data shows.

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

Finance

Nomura's Laser Digital Denies Involvement in Mantra Crash

The token remains 90% down over the past 24 hours.


Markets

Kraken Now Offers U.S. Stock, ETF Trading as it Preps for Possible IPO

Clients in 10 states will now be able to trade stocks and crypto from one platform.

Kraken on phone (PiggyBank/ Unsplash)

Finance

Bitcoin Mining Profitability Down 7.4% in March as Prices, Transaction Fees Fell: Jefferies

Mining profitability worsened due to a 11.2% decline in the bitcoin price and a 9.1% slump in transaction fees, the report said.

Racks of crypto mining machines.

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Markets

Fed 'Absolutely Prepared' to Step Into Markets: Boston Fed President Collins

Bitcoin and U.S. stocks added to earlier gains following Collins' comments in an interview with the FT.

Circle Internet Financial has asked the Federal Reserve to hold off on issuing a digital dollar. (Lance Nelson/Getty Images)

Markets

U.S. Consumer Sentiment Craters in First Post-Tariff Read, but Crypto Is Holding Up

Gold soared to a new record high as the selloff in the U.S. dollar and long-term Treasuries continued in force on Friday.

Edvard Munch's "The Scream." (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)

Finance

Crypto Valley Exchange Bets 'Smart Clearing' Is DeFi Derivatives' Missing Link

The Arbitrum-based derivatives platform has a new protocol to make its financial pipes more efficient.

Valley

Markets

BlackRock Bitcoin and Ether ETF Inflows Declined 83% in Q1 to $3B

Total digital asset AUM rose to more than $50 billion, a large number but a relatively minor proportion of BlackRock's more than $10 trillion under management.

The BlackRock company logo is seen outside of its NYC headquarters. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

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Markets

SOL, DOGE Lead Gains Among Majors as Analyst Eye Next Big Move Higher

The Trump tariff pause the pause offers “breathing space” while keeping pressure on China, said one analyst.

Bull and Bear (nosheep/Pixabay)

Finance

Bitcoin Life Insurance Firm Meanwhile Raises $40M to Expand Globally

With the investment led by Fulgur Ventures and Framework, the firm plans to scale its bitcoin-denominated life insurance and annuity products designed to combat inflation risk.

Meanwhile co-founder and CEO Zachary Townsend on CoinDesk TV (CoinDesk)