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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Strategy’s $84B Bitcoin Expansion Plan Backed by Wall Street Analysts

Sell-side bulls from Benchmark and TD Cowen viewed Michael Saylor and team's plan as a bold yet realistic escalation of its bitcoin-focused strategy amid rising institutional interest.

Michae Saylor (Jason Koerner/Getty Images)

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U.S. Added Stronger Than Expected 177K Jobs in April

The price of bitcoin was modestly lower at $96,700 in the moments following the news.

The government releases jobs data for November on Friday (YinYang/Getty)

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Strategy Raising Another $21B to Buy Bitcoin, Posts Large Q1 Loss on BTC Price Decline

The company boosted its BTC Yield target to 25% from 15% and its BTC $ Gain Target to $15 billion from $10 billion.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor at the Digital Asset Summit in New York City on March 20, 2025. (Nikhilesh De)

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Gold Continues Correcting and That Might Be Good for Bitcoin

The two assets have had inverse-correlated ETF flows on four different days in the last week.

Gold (Credit: Shutterstock)

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Bitcoin Tops $97K, Strategy Hits 2025 High Ahead of Earnings Amid Capital Raise Speculation

Both bitcoin and the Nasdaq are above their levels just prior to President Trump's early April tariff announcements.

A mesmerizing Bitcoin animation, right next to an art gallery. (Credit: Tom Carreras)

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SOL, XRP and DOGE Spot ETFs Likely to Be Approved by SEC in Coming Months, Analysts Say

Action could come as soon as July 2, when the SEC will be required to make a final decision on a number of altcoin ETF proposals.

ETFs up for decision (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Bitcoin Miners With HPC Exposure Underperformed BTC for Third Straight Month: JPMorgan

Mining profitability fell in April as the network hashrate increased 6%, the report said.

JPMorgan building (Shutterstock)

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Crypto Rebounds From Early Declines Alongside Reversal in U.S. Stocks

The major U.S. stock market averages tumbled about 2% to begin Wednesday following underwhelming economic data.

U.S. President Donald Trump (Credit: Shutterstock/Evan El-Amin)

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Robinhood's Surprise Earnings Beat Despite Trading Lull Could be Positive for Coinbase

The trading platform’s results could give an indication for Coinbase’s earnings on May 8.

Robinhood shares could benefit from SEC dropping Coinbase case. (Shutterstock)

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Visa and Baanx Launch USDC Stablecoin Payment Cards

The Visa cards enable holders to spend USDC directly from their crypto wallets, using smart contracts to move a stablecoin balance.

Casa central de Visa en Foster City, California. (Wonderlane/Creative Commons)