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

Crypto Trading Volumes Deteriorated Across Board Last Month as Market Slumped: JPMorgan

Bitcoin, ether and most majors fell last month as spot, derivatives and stablecoin volumes dropped and U.S. crypto ETPs saw heavy outflows.

A trader in front of screens. (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Klarna Partners With Privy to Explore Crypto Wallet Use Within its Ecosystem

The project aims to make crypto more accessible to everyday users, building on Klarna's recent launch of KlarnaUSD, a dollar-backed stablecoin.

Klarna logo on smartphone (appshunter.io/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Filecoin Declines 7%, Breaking Below $1.43 Support

The token now has support at the $1.37 level and resistance at $1.43.

Filecoin Plummets 11.6%, Breaks $1.43 Support Amid DePIN Crypto Selloff

Markets

Fifth XRP Spot ETF on the Way After CBOE Approval of 21Shares Application

Once live, the ETF will track the CME CF XRP-Dollar Reference Rate (New York Variant), giving investors exposure to XRP via a regulated fund structure without handling the asset directly.

Ripple

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Bitcoin Swings Wildly as Fed's Powell Straddles Labor Market and Inflation Issues

"Powell is threading the needle between their two mandates," said one analyst.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on Dec. 10 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Federal Reserve Cuts Rates 25 Basis Points, With Two Members Voting for Steady Policy

The anticipated move comes as policymakers are still operating without several key economic data releases that remain delayed or suspended due to the U.S. government shutdown.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell

Finance

Surf Raises $15M to Build AI Model Tailored to Crypto Research

Pantera Capital led the round, with Coinbase Ventures and Digital Currency Group also participating.

Artificial Intelligence (Markus Winkler/Unsplash)

Markets

GameStop Posted $9.4M Loss on Bitcoin Holdings in Q3

The firm has not announced any new bitcoin purchases since May, when it bought 4,710 BTC.

Gamestop location

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Markets

Strategy Pushes Back on MSCI’s Digital Asset Exclusion Proposal

Michael Saylor and team urged MSCI to maintain neutral index standards after a plan to exclude firms with significant digital asset holdings.

Strategy Executive Chaiman Michael Saylor (Gage Skidmore / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Eric Trump's American Bitcoin and Anthony Pompliano's ProCap Add to BTC Holdings

The shares of both bitcoin-related firms are posting modest early gains Wednesday, but remain sharply lower over the past several days.

Eric Trump speaks at Consensus 2025 in Toronto (CoinDesk)