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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Tether/Circle Stablecoin Supply Growth Signals Strong Liquidity Backing Crypto Rally

The market capitalization of the two largest stablecoins — USDT and USDC — reached new records this week, a sign that capital is flowing into digital asset markets.

USDT and USDC combined market capitalization (CoinDesk Data)

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Coinbase Shares Shrug Off Double Downgrade to Close Higher on Crypto Rally

H.C. Wainwright downgraded the crypto exchange to sell from buy, taking note of slowing spot trading activity and an overdone rally.

Coinbase app on a mobile phone screen.

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MARA Holdings Names Ex-Blue River Exec as CPO to Lead Productization of Energy Tech

Nir Rikovitch is joining the bitcoin miner to scale up the firm’s technological offerings.

ASIC miner (Credit: Getty Images, Nikolay Tsuguliev)

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Finanzas

German State Lender NRW.BANK Issues €100M Blockchain Bond on Polygon

The German state bank’s crypto bond on Polygon marks a pivotal step in Europe’s tokenized capital market adoption, according to a press release.

Flag of Germany with Euro notes.

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Bitmine Immersion Stock Sheds Another 20% After $2B ATM Offering

The company may sell up to $2 billion in stock through Cantor Fitzgerald and ThinkEquity in flexible at-the-market deals, according to a Wednesday filing.

Ethereum blockchain symbol abstract crystal

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Coinbase Partners With Perplexity AI to Bring Real-Time Crypto Market Data to Traders

The tie-up will allow users to dig into market trends, monitor price action and explore token fundamentals.

Coinbase (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

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Sequans Communications Kicks Off Bitcoin Treasury with 370 BTC Purchase

The semiconductor firm plans to expand holdings to 3,000 BTC using proceeds from recent its capital raise.

Sequans acquired 370 BTC initially and aims to accumulate over 3,000 BTC(Shutterstock)

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Finanzas

BIT Mining Surges 250% on Solana Pivot

The company said it wants to "capture emerging opportunities across the broader blockchain" industry and attract investors seeking exposure to Solana

ASIC Miners (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Tops $111K, on Brink of Breaking Record High; Ether's 6% Jump Leads Major Cryptos

The price of BTC has seemingly been capped at $110,000 for several weeks, with gains quickly reversing each time it approached that level.

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