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

CoreWeave Has No Plans to Boost Price in Core Scientific Takeover Battle

The company calls its offer for CORZ “best and final” as it counters hedge fund criticism and urges investors to back the deal.

Racks of mining machines.

Markets

Emerging 'Cockroaches' in TradFi Sting Bitcoin, but Fed Response Could Be Bullish

Regional banks are sharply lower on credit worries on Thursday, pulling broader markets and bitcoin down alongside.

Traders suffer rough month (Getty Images+/Unsplash)

Markets

The Rise and (Mostly) Fall of the PIPE Model in Bitcoin Treasury Strategies

Once hailed as a fast track to bitcoin accumulation, PIPE financing now faces scrutiny as companies struggle with cratering share prices.

Bitcoin (Midjourney/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Tumbles Below $109K; Tightening Liquidity Key to Crypto's Struggles

The bounce from the recent leverage flush has failed for the moment.

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Markets

Bitcoin Network Hashrate Took Breather in First Two Weeks of October: JPMorgan

The total market cap of the 14 U.S.-listed bitcoin miners that the bank covers rose 41% from the end of last month to a record $79 billion.

Bitcoin mining machines (Shutterstock)

Markets

Andreessen Horowitz’s a16z Invests $50M in Solana Staking Protocol Jito

Jito Foundation will use the funding to grow its validator technology, staking protocol, and developer tools on Solana.

Andreessen Horowitz in 2014 (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Finance

SharpLink Raises $76.5M in Premium-Priced Stock Deal to Expand Ether Holdings

The sale reflects "strong institutional confidence," the company said, with an unnamed investor also receiving an option to buy another 4.5 million shares

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Finance

Figment Acquires Rated Labs to Bolster Staking Data for Institutional Clients

The acquisition will allow Figment to provide its clients with stronger data tools, including Rated's Explorer and data APIs.

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Finance

MoonPay Launches Unified Crypto Payments Platform 'MoonPay Commerce'

MoonPay Commerce brings fast, low-cost crypto payments to merchants and developers worldwide, including powering Solana Pay on Shopify.

Stylized network of light focii covering Earth (geralt/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Treasury Firms Aren’t Soaking Up BTC Supply Anymore

The slowdown in DAT demand could be a factor in the stall in bitcoin's bull run.

DAT demand for BTC has slowed. (eSlowLife/Pixabay)