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

Circle shares rise 4% as Polymarket-driven USDC growth prompts analyst upgrade

Mizuho's Dan Dolev revised his bearish outlook on the stablecoin issuer, upgrading the stock to neutral.

Circle logo on a building

Markets

Robinhood CEO says tokenized stocks could prevent another GameStop freeze

Vlad Tenev blamed the buying halt on its app in 2021 on bad infrastructure, a problem that he says tokenization would solve.

Robinhood's Vlad Tenev speaks at Token2049 in Singapore (Token2049)

Markets

Bitcoin treasury firm Strive raises $225 million to pay off loans, buy more bitcoin

The offering of SATA shares was oversubscribed and upsized from the initial $150 million target.

Strive CEO Matt Cole speaks at BTC Asia in Hong Kong (screenshot)

Finance

Tether is buying up to $1 billion of gold per month and storing it in a 'James Bond' bunker

The company's gold purchases are mostly for its own reserves, but also support its XAUT stablecoin.

Stacked gold bars (Scottsdale Mint/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Finance

Stablecoins seen as ‘the default’ for payments as OKX brings crypto card to Europe

With EU banks exploring stablecoin issuance and regulators laying ground rules, OKX says its card marks a turning point in crypto’s integration into everyday finance.


Markets

Bitcoin climbs above $89,000 as U.S. dollar tumbles on President Trump's remarks

The president said he isn't concerned about the dollar's recent declines, sending the greenback plunging even lower.

Donald Trump points at the audience during a press conference at the White House.

Markets

Bitcoin miners surge as Anthropic's fundraising efforts boost AI spirits

Anthropic is set to raise $20 billion in its latest funding round, double the amount it initially targeted, according to the FT.

Bitcoin miners (Shutterstock)

Policy

Crypto faces fork in the road as Clarity Act support wavers, Bitwise says

The asset manager argued that without federal legislation, the industry has three years to become indispensable before political winds potentially shift.

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan

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Markets

BNB rises 2.5%, nears $900 mark as prediction market growth signals utility expansion

A new physically backed BNB exchange-traded product launched on Nasdaq Stockholm, adding to existing investment options.

BNB Climbs 1% to $882 Amid Growing Institutional Interest and Technical Consolidation

Markets

Anthony Scaramucci-linked AVAX One tumbles 32% on uncertainty around shareholder sales

The firm, which holds AVAX tokens and related Avalanche ecosystem assets, registered roughly 74 million shares held by insiders.

Consensus 2025: Anthony Scaramucci, Founder, SkyBridge Capital