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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Bitcoin Is in a 'Bore You to Death' Phase, but Bottom Could Be Close, Analysts Say

This period could last between one to six months, and the sentiment will be the most negative right before the turnaround, one hedge fund manager said.

Bitcoin's price on May 10 (CoinDesk)

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DOGE and NEAR Lead CoinDesk 20 Gainers: CoinDesk Indices Market Update

The Near Protocol's Near token has more than doubled in price in 2024.

CoinDesk 20 leaders (CoinDesk Indices)

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Bitcoin's Modest Rally Cut Short, Price Tumbles Back Below $61K

Stagflationary U.S. economic data and hawkish remarks from a Fed speaker appeared to sour the bullish mood.

Down Arrow spray painted on a brick wall (Shutterstock)

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TON, RNDR Surge More Than 13% as Bitcoin Rebounds to $63K

Apple's brief mention of Render-powered 3D design software Octane cheered bulls on RNDR.

Computer monitors and a laptop screen show trading charts on a desk overlooking an expanse of water at sunset. (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin Miner Marathon Digital Misses Q1 Revenue Expectation On Operational Challenges

The shares of the miner dipped about 1.5% in after hours trading on Thursday afternoon.

MARA Holdings CEO Fred Thiel (CoinDesk)

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Grayscale Parent Digital Currency Group Reports $229M Revenue for Q1

Grayscale, which converted its flagship Grayscale Bitcoin Trust into an ETF in January, saw revenue stay flat as rising crypto prices balanced out heavy outflows and a lower management fee.

Digital Currency Group CEO Barry Silbert (CoinDesk archives)

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ETH Reverts to Inflationary Asset Following Fee-Reducing Dencun Upgrade

Transaction fees are four times lower on average following the recent Dencun upgrade.

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Crypto Markets Under Pressure as $2B Worth of Altcoin Token Unlocks and $11B Bitcoin Distribution Loom

Bitcoin was lower by 2.5% to $61,500 late Wednesday, with solana and bitcoin cash each down more than 7%.

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Robinhood's Q1 Crypto Trading Volume Surged 224% as SEC Action Looms

Shares in the popular trading platform were higher by 7% after the company topped first quarter revenue and earnings estimates.

Robinhood app on a smartphone (Shutterstock)

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It's Not a Token Offering, It's a 'Node Sale': Sophon Blockchain Raises $60M

The blockchain project's founders aren't even publicly named, but they've enjoyed remarkable success in fundraising, partly thanks to this increasingly popular fundraising method, where the longer you wait, the higher price you pay.

Tiered node sales, like this one from Sophon, mean that the longer buyers wait, they will have to pay a higher price. (Sophon/modified by CoinDesk using PhotoMosh)