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

Trump Media Taps Crypto.com to Launch Prediction Markets on Truth Social

Truth Predict will let users bet on elections, Fed moves and more via a CFTC-registered exchange, making Truth Social the first social platform with native prediction markets.

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Bitcoin Treasury Firm Strive Adds 72 BTC to Treasury After Warrant Exercises

Shares are down 13.5% early Tuesday after doubling the previous two sessions.

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Cathie Wood's Ark Invest Adds $30.9M of Shares in Jack Dorsey's Block

The buys were made across three Ark's ETFs.

Ark Invest's Cathie Wood (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Tokenization Firm Securitize Aims for Public Listing Via SPAC Deal at $1.25B Valuation

Existing investors like ARK Invest and BlackRock will maintain their stakes, with additional investment from a $225 million PIPE financing round.

Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo (Securitize)

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Japan's $2T Payment Provider TIS Rolls Out Multi-Token Platform With Avalanche

The payments firm's platform, developed with AvaCloud, aims to help banks, corporates issue and settle stablecoins and tokenized assets.

Aerial view of Tokyo (Jaison Lin/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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PayPal Surges 15% on OpenAI Payment Wallet Deal, Upbeat Earnings

The payments giant raised full-year guidance, instituted a first-ever dividend, and unveiled a ChatGPT partnership to embed shopping inside AI app.

PayPal logo on iphone screen (Marques Thomas/Unsplash)

Finance

Ether Treasury Firm ETHZilla Sold $40M ETH to Fund Share Buyback Amid Discount to NAV

The maneuver highlights the pressure digital asset treasury stocks face, with many once-high-flying names now trading below the value of the crypto on their books.

Ethereum (CoinDesk)

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Saylor's Strategy the First Bitcoin Treasury Company Rated by Major Credit Agency

S&P Global assigned a B- rating to the company's debt, not exactly a ringing endorsement, but a rating nevertheless.

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Crypto Stocks Climb Alongside Bitcoin and Nasdaq on Chinese Trade Talk Optimism

Robinhood was leading among the exchanges and Trump-affiliated American Bitcoin was higher by 10% after adding to its bitcoin stack.

U.S. President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping (Thomas Peter-Pool/Getty Images)

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Tom Lee's BitMine Immersion Added Another $320M in Ether, Bringing Overall Holdings Above $14B

The crypto investment firm now holds over 3.31 million ETH, moving closer to its goal of owning 5% of the token’s supply.

Screenshot of Tom Lee on CoinDesk TV (CoinDesk)