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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Tech

Interoperability Protocol Hyperlane Reveals Airdrop Details

The airdrop will occur on April 22, with 57% of the token supply going to users.

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Merkado

Whales Buy the Bitcoin Dip: First Meaningful Accumulation in 8 Months

Another indicator, though, continues to point to downward price pressure.

BTC: Trend Accumulation Score by Cohort (Glassnode)

Merkado


Brazil’s Largest Bank Itaú Unibanco Mulls Its Own Stablecoin

The bank’s decision will depend on regulatory developments in Brazil and the success of stablecoin rollouts by U.S. financial institutions.

Itaú's building in Colombia (Jose Gil/Unsplash)

Tech

0xbow's Ethereum Privacy Pools Surpass 200 Deposits as User Interest Grows

The system uses zero-knowledge proofs to ensure privacy while maintaining compliance by screening for illicit funds.

Oxbow's Ethereum privacy pools went live early this week. (ChristophMeinersmann/Pixabay)

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Bybit Beefs Up Asset Security Following $1.45B Hack

The attack on Bybit in February, which saw nearly $1.5 billion worth of digital assets stolen, was the largest hack of a crypto exchange in dollar terms ever.

16:9 Security (LEEROY Agency/Pixabay)

Merkado

President Trump to Order 'Reciprocal Tariffs' to Begin This Week

Bitcoin retreated to $86,000 in volatile action as the announcements were made.

Trump in the Oval Office

Pananalapi

Wall Street Giant DTCC Unveils Tokenized Collateral Platform in Crypto Push

DTCC is the latest traditional finance firm to tap tokenization and blockchain tech for operational gains.

DTCC is probing the implications of a digital dollar (Kachura Oleg/Getty Images)

Merkado

Avalanche's AVAX Could Rise 10-Fold by 2029: Standard Chartered

Improved scalability should drive activity and value to the Avalanche network, said Geoff Kendrick.

The Avalanche booth at HBC 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin ETFs Could See $3B in Q2 Inflows Even Without Price Recovery, Says Analyst

The spot funds managed net inflows in the first quarter despite declining prices, but how much was true demand and how much was arbitrage remains in question.


Pananalapi

Japanese Banking Giant SMBC Explores Stablecoin Use With Ava Labs, Fireblocks

Sumitomo is the latest example in a roster of firms eyeing the booming stablecoin market, which has grown 50% to around $230 billion in a year.

Japan (Su San Lee/Unsplash)