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

January rally bolsters near-term outlook for bitcoin mining stocks, JPMorgan says

Shares of mining companies rose last month despite softer bitcoin prices as storms cut the network hashrate and AI optimism grew, the bank said.

Racks of mining machines.

Policy

Trump's White House won't tolerate attacks on the president in crypto bill, adviser says

Patrick Witt, the president's digital assets adviser, told CoinDesk that anti-corruption provisions targeting Trump would not be acceptable.

Former Representative Patrick McHenry, White House adviser Patrick Witt and Treasury Department official Tyler Williams at the Ondo Summit in New York (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

Digital wallets will hold 'totality' of people's assets, says Franklin Templeton

At the Ondo Summit in New York, top asset managers said tokenization has moved beyond theory but warned that trust, education, and real-world utility are now the biggest hurdles.

A wallet lies on top of a number of dollar bills. (slendersnakewallet/Pixabay)

Markets

Crypto pulls out of free fall as government shutdown ends

An unrelenting plunge in crypto prices on Tuesday has paused after the U.S. House very narrowly passed a funding package that will now head to the president's desk for signature.

Rollercoaster

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Markets

Bitcoin nears weekend low of $74,600 as stock selloff adds to crypto's woes

Major declines in artificial-intelligence-linked stocks, software names and private equity are leading U.S. indices lower.

Trader with head in hand on a leather sofa, conveying market stress

Markets

Bitcoin will 'massively' outperform gold over 10 years, says Pantera's Dan Morehead

“I think crypto starts to become invisibly more part of everyone's lives," said Tom Lee — the two appeared on a panel together Tuesday morning at the Ondo Summit in New York.

Consensus 2025: Dan Morehead, Founder & CEO, Pantera Capital

Markets

Solana to reach $2,000 by 2030 despite recent plunge to $100, says Standard Chartered

Analyst Geoffrey Kendrick trimmed his 2026 SOL forecast to $250 from $310, but says stablecoin micropayments could drive a longer-term surge as Solana moves beyond memecoins.

The Standard Chartered logo on the outside of an office building.

Markets

Bitcoin bounce fails, with price falling back to $77,000 while precious metals renew surge

Silver is higher by nearly 15% on Tuesday, while gold is nearing $5,000 per ounce after a 6.5% gain.

Bitcoin (BTC) on Feb. 2 (CoinDesk)

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Finance

TeraWulf jumps 11% after buying power-rich Kentucky and Maryland sites

The acquisitions bring TeraWulf’s capacity to 2.8 gigawatts as it targets major infrastructure expansion to supply power-hungry computing demand.

An engineer sits at a bank of crypto mining rigs.

Finance

Ethereum builders shrug off ETH decline as network activity holds steady

By several measures, activity on the network remains near peak levels, which has industry leaders plussed about the plunge in ether's price.

Ethereum Logo (Midjourney / Modified by CoinDesk)