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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Finance

Stripe to Acquire Crypto Wallet Startup Privy in Bid to Expand Web3 Capabilities

Privy’s technology, used by platforms like OpenSea and Blackbird, will be integrated into Stripe’s crypto tools.

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Finance

Flashbots Veterans Raise $20M to Tackle Crypto User Experience With OneBalance

The OneBalance Series A round was led by cyber•Fund and Blockchain Capital.

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Markets

Bitdeer Ramps Up Self-Mining Capacity, Ships 1.6 EH/s of SEALMINER A2s in May

Bitdeer boosts its BTC production while expanding its global infrastructure.

Bitdeer (Credit: Bitdeer)

Finance

Sweden's H100 Group Rallies Another 30% After Raising $10M for Bitcoin Treasury Strategy

Bitcoin OG Adam Back was among the investors in the health and longevity company's capital raise.

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Paul Tudor Jones Says Bitcoin Should Be in Every Portfolio as U.S. Debt Mounts

The billionaire investor sees bitcoin, gold and stocks as keys to protecting wealth in an inflationary era.

Paul Tudor Jones in New York in 2018. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Holder GameStop Gets an ETF From Bitwise

The crypto-focused asset manager is offering a covered call strategy to provide share price exposure to GME while generating income.

GameStop logo in retail store (Estormiz/Wikimedia Commons)

Markets

U.S. CPI Rose Softer Than Expected 0.1% in May, Sending Bitcoin Higher

The core rate rose just 0.1% as well, far less than the 0.3% forecast.

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Finance

UK's OpenTrade Raises $7M to Expand Stablecoin Yield Access in Inflation-Hit Markets

OpenTrade is expanding real-world asset-backed yield access in Latin America and Europe.

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Bitcoin Rises to $110K as Altcoins Rally; Traders Skeptical of Breakout

Positioning across crypto markets doesn't suggest a top, but neither does it seem ideal for continued rally.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on June 10 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Solana's SOL Jumps 5% on Report of Spot ETF Development

The SEC asked prospective ETF issuers to amend key paperwork, Blockworks reported.

Solana price on June 10 (CoinDesk Indices)