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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Finanzas

UK's OpenTrade Raises $7M to Expand Stablecoin Yield Access in Inflation-Hit Markets

OpenTrade is expanding real-world asset-backed yield access in Latin America and Europe.

Money (Mufid Majnun/Unsplash)

Mercados

Bitcoin Rises to $110K as Altcoins Rally; Traders Skeptical of Breakout

Positioning across crypto markets doesn't suggest a top, but neither does it seem ideal for continued rally.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on June 10 (CoinDesk)

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Solana's SOL Jumps 5% on Report of Spot ETF Development

The SEC asked prospective ETF issuers to amend key paperwork, Blockworks reported.

Solana price on June 10 (CoinDesk Indices)

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Cathie Wood's ARK Invest: Bitcoin Gains Coming Alongside Clear Stress in Housing, Autos

Bitcoin's current rally doesn’t yet reflect speculative excess, the asset manager said in a new report.

Cathie Wood (Marco Bello/Getty Images)

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Negative Rates Return to Switzerland as U.S. Faces Higher Yields. What Does it Mean for Bitcoin?

The divergence in bond yields likely represents the perceived effects of Trump's trade war and could bode well for bitcoin.

Trading chart (Nicholas Cappello/Unsplash)

Finanzas

DeFi Leader Aave Debuts on Sony-Backed Soneium Blockchain

The deal will include Aave’s participation in upcoming liquidity incentive campaigns, including with the Astar, a blockchain prominent in the Japanese Web3 ecosystem.

Photo of Stani Kulechov in 2019 (CoinDesk archive)

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Growing Stacks of Bitcoin Long-Term Holders Signals Bullish Outlook

As the bitcoin counts of long-term holders has increased, that of short-term holders has fallen.

CoinDesk

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Blockchain Initiatives Have Been Adopted by 60% of Fortune 500 Companies: Coinbase Survey

The crypto exchange surveyed Fortune 500 company execs and decision makers at small and medium-sized firms in the U.S. to assess crypto adoption trends.

Coinbase (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

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Trump Media and Semler Scientific Could Be Cheapest Bitcoin Treasury Companies by This Metric

The commonly used mNAV is an insufficient gauge for measuring relative valuations, argues NYDIG's Greg Cipolaro

Semler Scientific stacked additional bitcoin in third quarter (Markus Spiske/Unsplash)

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Plasma’s XPL Token Sale Attracts $500M as Investors Chase Stablecoin Plays

The oversubscribed raise follows stablecoin issuer Circle’s massive IPO last week, underscoring investor appetite for stablecoin-related projects.

Plasma (Unsplash)