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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Peter Thiel-Backed Plasma Raises $20M to Develop Bitcoin-Based Network for Stablecoins

The project, which also claims Tether's Paolo Ardoino as an investor, aims to enhance stablecoin adoption through a Bitcoin sidechain that allows zero-fee USDT transactions.

Plasma (Ramon Salinero/Unsplash)

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Binance Founder CZ Fuels Potential BNB Chain Memecoin Craze

The former CEO of the globe's largest crypto exchange plans to post a picture of his dog on social media and suggested he could interact with some of the ensuing memecoins on BNB Chain.

Binance ex-CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (CoinDesk archives)

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U.S. January PPI Rose a Faster Than Expected 0.4%; Annual Pace Jumped to 3.5%

Under pressure this morning ahead of a coming Trump tariff announcement, the price of bitcoin didn't immediately react to the data.

(Getty Images)

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Robinhood's Big Earnings Beat Could Bode Well for Coinbase

The popular trading platform said revenue for fourth quarter rose 115% from last year, mainly driven by crypto.

Robinhood Chain token launchpad Pons breaks into crypto’s top five by fees. (Shutterstock)

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Bitcoin Turns Higher, Reversing CPI-Related Tumble

The shorts have mostly been in control since the Trump inauguration and perhaps decided to book profits.

Bitcoin saw a small weekend bounce. (Sally Anscombe/Getty Images)

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Coinbase Q4 Earnings Expected to Show Best Volume Since 2021

The crypto exchange reports fourth quarter results after the close on Thursday.

Coinbase (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

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Goldman Sachs Disclosed Ownership of Bitcoin ETFs. Here's Why It Doesn't Mean Much

The bank's clients are likely involved in the basis trade, rather than making a directional bet, said an analyst.

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Disappointing U.S. CPI Data Sends Bitcoin Tumbling Below $95K

Both the headline and core rates of inflation rose faster than expected in January.

Two paper carrier bags of fresh fruit and baked products. (Maria Lin Kim/Unsplash)

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BitGo Mulling IPO This Year: Bloomberg

The crypto custody firm raised $100 million at a $1.75 billion valuation in 2023.

BitGo

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Fed's Powell Says He's Also Worried About Debanking That Strained U.S. Crypto

As crypto firms and their new government allies rail against U.S. regulators for chasing them out of banking, Powell says such tales are a worry he'll address.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)