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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Finance

Eric Trump’s American Bitcoin buys 11,298 ASIC miners, increasing mining capacity by 12%

The move stands in stark contrast to the company's peers, many of whom are moving away from or totally abandoning the business of bitcoin mining.

Eric Trump speaks at Consensus 2025 in Toronto (CoinDesk)

Marchés

Bitcoin attempting to make a stand as global stock markets melt down on Iran war

Having already plunged in the months leading up to the Middle East conflict, crypto markets so far aren't making new lows this week.

Stylized bull-bear faceoff

Marchés

End of bitcoin 'HODL': public miners going all-in on AI, signaling more BTC selling

Public bitcoin miner balance sheets are shifting as capital rotates from bitcoin treasuries to AI infrastructure.

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Finance

Ondo Finance tokenized stocks platform on Binance wins regulatory approval in Abu Dhabi

The regulatory nod will let UAE-based financial institutions deal in tokenized equities on Binance's regulated trading venue.

Abu Dhabi skyline

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Finance

Visa and Bridge plan stablecoin-linked card expansion to over 100 countries

Bridge has partnered with Lead Bank, a participant in Visa’s stablecoin settlement pilot, to help businesses and fintechs offer stablecoin-backed Visa cards.

A Visa card being held to next to a payment terminal. (CardMapr.nl/Unsplash)

Marchés

Bitcoin could slide further on liquidity squeeze, but long-term bull case intact: Sygnum CIO

Fabian Dori says a short-term liquidity squeeze is driving crypto’s slump, with further downside possible, though improving macro data and fundamentals could speed a recovery.

(Photo by Kanchanara on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Marchés

Core Scientific turns lower after Q4 results disappoint

Riot Platforms topped revenue estimates as it reported earnings for the final three months of 2025.

Mining equipment (Shutterstock)

Marchés

Bitcoin’s 5% spike higher Monday driven by short-covering, not fresh buying, says analyst

Market data show rising open interest and large liquidation clusters around $65,000 and above $70,000, underscoring that the rally may be fragile without stronger spot demand

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Finance

Weekend warriors: How HyperLiquid became retail’s bear market playground

While bitcoin and ether remain in bear markets, HYPE has climbed alongside gold as HyperLiquid’s derivatives volume expands, weekend equity trading gains traction.

HyperLiquid continues to make money in bear market (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Marchés

Bitcoin surges above $68,000 amid muted stock market reaction to Iran war

At their worst levels, U.S. stock index futures had been down more than 2%, but equity markets are barely lower one hour into Monday's trading session.

(Midjourney/Modified by CoinDesk)