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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Coinbase Could Be Near Multi-Billion Dollar Deal for Deribit: Bloomberg

Consummation of an acquisition would greatly advance Coinbase's push into the crypto derivatives market.

Coinbase app on a mobile phone screen.

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South Korea Plans Sanctions Against KuCoin, Others: Report

The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) classified a number of exchanges who are not registered as targets for sanctions

(Daniel Bernard/ Unsplash)

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U.S. Government Removes Tornado Cash Sanctions

Tornado Cash was sanctioned multiple times over allegations of helping Lazarus Group launder funds.

The seal of the U.S. Treasury Department.

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Strategy Raises $711M to Buy More Bitcoin in Upsized STRF Perpetual Offering

This is the initial sale of the company's Perpetual Strife Preferred Stock.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor standing. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk))

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Nasdaq Shift to Round-The-Clock Stock Trading Partly Due to Crypto, Says Exchange Executive

Both Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange are in the process of making round-the-clock trading available five or even seven days a week, mimicking crypto’s trading hours.


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Bitcoin Miners Feel Squeeze as Hashprice Erases Post-Election Gains

Transaction fees made up just 1.3% of total block rewards in February, marking the lowest share since the last bear market bottom in 2022.

bitcoin miner (Shutterstock)

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Tether Ranks Among Top Buyers of U.S. Treasuries in 2024, Firm Says

The firm said it purchased a net $33.1 billion worth of U.S. Treasury securities last year.

Treasury image via Shutterstock

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Biotech's ATAI Life Sciences Joins Roster of Firms With Bitcoin Treasury Strategies

Christian Angermayer, the firm’s chairman, stated that it will acquire $5 million in BTC.

<em><a href="https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/businessman-taking-profit-bitcoin-trading-on-456071359">Business miniature image</a> via Shutterstock.</em>

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Gotbit Founder Aleksei Andriunin Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud, Market Manipulation

Prosecutors are recommending that Andriunin, 26, spends no more than 24 months in a U.S. prison.

Alexey Andryunin