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

Crypto Lender Maple Partners with Liquid Staking Specialist Lido Finance

Maple will offer stablecoin credit lines backed by Lido’s staking token stETH.

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Policy

FBI Crypto Veteran Chris Wong Joins TRM Labs to Bolster Fight Against Illicit Finance

An ex-FBI agent who led landmark crypto investigations is joining TRM Labs’ team.

Christopher Wong. Credit: TRM Labs

Finance

GameStop Raising Another $1.75B for Potential Bitcoin Purchases

The company made its initial acquisitions of bitcoin in May, buying 4,710 coins for about $500 million.

(John Smith/VIEWpress)

Markets

Tom Lee Mulls Roughed-Up Semler Scientific for 'Granny Shot' Portfolio

The bitcoin treasury company's market cap has tumbled below the value of its BTC holdings.

A brown bear sits on the ground (LTapsaH/Pixabay)

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Markets

Financial Advisors Remain Hesitant Towards Bitcoin — But Won’t Be for Long

Questions have evolved from “What is bitcoin?” to “How does it fit in my portfolio?”

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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)

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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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Markets

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)