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's 'Best Days Are Ahead': Tom Lee's Bitmine Immersion Adds $320M of Ether

The company is likely sitting on about $3 billion in unrealized losses on its holdings of nearly 4 million ether tokens.

Screenshot of Tom Lee on CoinDesk TV (CoinDesk)

Markets

Michael Saylor's Strategy Made Second Consecutive $1B Bitcoin Purchase Last Week

Despite the continued struggles of its share price, Strategy again funded the purchase mostly via sales of common stock

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (Danny Nelson, modified by CoinDesk)

Tech

Aave DAO Pushes Back as Interface Fees Shift Away From Treasury

The change was framed as an upgrade offering improved execution, but delegates flagged that swap-related fees were no longer flowing to the Aave DAO treasury.

fees

Finance

Stablecoin Issuer Circle to Acquire Axelar Developer Interops Assets to Boost Crosschain Tech

The agreement involves folding engineers and IP into Circle (CRCL), while the Axelar network and its token will continue to operate independently.

Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Circle Speaks at Hong Kong Fintech Week in 2024 (HK Fintech Week)

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Finance

Most Influential: David Bailey

Bailey’s Strategy-inspired bitcoin treasury company, KindlyMD, exemplified the struggles of many of its peers this year.

David Bailey

Markets

Bitcoin Rebounds to $93K From Post-Fed Lows, but Altcoins Remain Under Pressure

Downward pressure on bitcoin is losing steam, with the market stabilizing but not yet out of the woods, said one analyst.

Bitcoin (BTC) price (CoinDesk)

Tech

Coinbase Expands Reach of Stablecoin-Based AI Agent Payments Tool

The updated protocol, x402 V2, allows developers to combine payments, enable secure wallet access, and add new features via a clean, modular design.

Coinbase (appshunter.io/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Binance Overhauls Stablecoin Trading With Trump-Linked USD1

The exchange is adding new USD1 trading pairs and replaces BUSD collateral with the token.

Binance

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Tech

El Salvador Partners with Elon Musk’s Grok in AI-Powered Education for 1M Students

The nation that first adopted bitcoin as legal tender is looking to pioneer AI-powered education in 5,000 Salvadoran schools with xAI’s Grok

The National Palace in San Salvador, El Salvador.

Markets

Robinhood Stock Slides 8% After Big Decline in November Trading Volumes

Slumps across equity, options and crypto trading in November raised concerns that retail investor momentum may be fading.

Robinhood logo on a screen