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

Bitcoin Backs Off Quickly From Record High as Interest Rate Surge Hits Risk Assets

An already under pressure bond market took a further hit following a weak auction of long-term U.S. Treasury debt.

A do not wall crosswalk. (Kai Pilger/Unsplash)

Tech

The Protocol: Solana to Get Major Design Overhaul

Also: New Eth Nodes Proposal, Solana Seeker Phone, World Token Sale

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Tech

Sam Altman’s World Raises $135M in Token Sale to a16z and Bain Capital Crypto

Funds from the venture capital giants will be used for the network's expansion.

Sam Altman (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Hits New Record High, Surging to $109.4K

The price surpassed the giddy level hit just hours prior to the inauguration of President Trump on January 20.

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Tech

Solana's Seeker Phone Coming in Early August Along With SKR Token

"SKR will power economy, incentives, and ownership across the ecosystem," said the mobile team at Solana Labs.

Solana Mobile's second generation phone Seeker (Solana Mobile)

Finance

Crypto Hedge Fund Temple Capital Hires TradFi Execs as Institutional Demand Grows

Richard Murray, former CEO of crypto asset manager Hilbert Capital, has recently joined Temple Capital as a partner of the firm.

PolySign plans to increase its headcount by 20% to 30%. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Mining Profitability Fell in April as Network Hashrate Rose: Jefferies

U.S.-listed miners also produced fewer bitcoin last month than in March.

Racks of crypto mining machines.

Markets

Sell in May? Bitcoin Tops $107K, Could Hit Record Highs This Summer Say Analysts

Regulatory tailwinds, persistent ETF and corporate buying, Fed rate decisions and Trump's looming tariff deadline are setting the crypto market up for an eventful next few months.

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Policy

NYC Mayor Eric Adams Is Creating a Crypto Advisory Council

"We want to use technology of tomorrow to better serve New Yorkers today," said the mayor at a summit on Tuesday.

NYC Mayor Eric Adams

Finance

Securitize’s Tokenized Credit Fund Set for Solana DeFi Debut as RWA Trend Expands

Kamino Finance and Steakhouse Financial are teaming up to bring Securitize's ACRED token to the fast-growing Solana DeFi ecosystem.

Statue of Apollo by Johann Baptist Hagenauer in Schönbrunn Palace Park, Germany