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

Citi and Morgan Stanley expand bitcoin and crypto custody, trading and tokenization efforts

As Citi plans to integrate Bitcoin into bank-grade custody and reporting frameworks, Morgan Stanley moves to bring crypto trading, lending exploration and tokenized products to mainstream wealth clients.

Citi building. (Photo: Declan Sun-Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin's rebound cancelled as U.S. stocks fall, gold surges, amid mounting macro risks

Between credit stress concerns, a hot PPI inflation reading, and tensions between U.S. and Iran, investors have plenty of reasons to stay away from risk assets.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on Feb. 26 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Barclays looks for tech provider for new blockchain settlement engine: Bloomberg

The U.K. bank would rival JPMorgan and others in using decentralized technology for banking services.

Barclays logo on building (Jose Marroquin/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Grant Cardone plans to tokenize his firm's $5 billion real estate portfolio

The real estate investment mogul said his firm, Cardone Capital, is exploring blockchain-based tokens for property holdings as tokenization gains traction.

Grant Cardone (Cardone Capital)

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Markets

Circle's post-earnings surge nears 50% as short squeeze, not strong financials, fuels rally

The violent move had more to do with hedge funds' overcrowded bearish positioning getting wiped out than the company’s financial performance, one analyst pointed out.

Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Circle Speaks at Hong Kong Fintech Week in 2024 (HK Fintech Week)

Finance

Florida man charged with running $328 million crypto Ponzi scheme

Prosecutors say Goliath Ventures’ Christopher Alexander Delgado raised hundreds of millions of dollars, promising investors guaranteed 3% to 8% monthly returns.

(Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash/Modified by Coindesk)

Markets

Bitcoin falls back below $67,000, rapidly giving back Wednesday's gains

The declines are coming as the Nasdaq tumbles nearly 2%, led by a post-earnings selloff in Nvidia.

Bitcoin clawed back above $20,000 after falling below this threshold. (Frederick Bass/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin climbs above $68,500, Circle leads crypto stocks higher, as bounce strengthens

Ether, solana and dogecoin are among the altcoins posting 10% or more advances.

Bitcoin (BTC) prices on Feb. 25 (CoinDesk)

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Finance

Bitcoin treasury firm GD Culture set to sell BTC holdings to fund share buybacks

The company's stock has lost about two-thirds of its value since peaking last year, nearly in step with bitcoin's record price above $126,000.

Stacks of 100 dollar bills (Dmytro Glazunov/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Endowment funds eye crypto allocations amid tougher return outlook for traditional investments

Lower expected gains from traditional assets have prompted some funds to test bitcoin and ether exposure to diversify portfolios.

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