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

PEPE Slips 5% as Whale Selling and Market Turmoil Weigh on Memecoin Sector

Trading volume has surged, reflecting increased volatility, and technical analysis suggests bearish signals that could extend the recent downturn

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Citigroup CEO Backs Tokenized Deposits, Says Too Much Focus on Stablecoins

Speaking on her bank's earnings call, Citi CEO Jane Fraser said tokenized deposits offer faster, safer infrastructure and fewer AML and compliance burdens for the next era of digital finance.

Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser (John Lamparski/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Miner IREN's AI Pivot Earns $100 Price Target at Cantor Fitzgerald

"While shares have done well over the expectation that IREN will entirely focus on its GPU cloud, we continue to believe there is more room to run," said analyst Brett Knoblauch.

Validation Cloud debuts AI engine, Mavrik-1. (BrianPenny/Pixabay)

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Is Elon Musk Getting Interested in Bitcoin Again?

"Bitcoin is based on energy," said the Tesla chief early Tuesday. "It is impossible to fake energy."

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Finance

S&P Global Brings Stablecoin Risk Scores Onchain Through Chainlink

The assessments score stablecoins from 1 to 5 based on factors such as asset quality, liquidity and regulatory status.

Seed Funding Investment coins in a jar (Towfiqu barbhuiya/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Leveraged Liquidations Underscore Bitcoin’s Equity Sensitivity, Citi Says

The bank said U.S./China trade tensions triggered a sharp crypto selloff, but resilient ETF inflows are keeping its BTC and ETH forecasts intact.

Computer monitors and a laptop screen show trading charts on a desk overlooking an expanse of water at sunset. (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)

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Green Shoots on China Lifts Crypto in Sunday Action

Both Beijing and Washington moved to calm trade tensions over the weekend.

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Trump Tariff Threat on China Sends Bitcoin Tumbling Below $119K

Cryptos came under pressure as a potential U.S.-China trade war once again on the table.

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Trump-Linked Firm Looks to Bitcoin Programmability to Build BTC Treasury, ETF Platform

American Ventures LLC, of which Dominari is a member, made an undisclosed investment in the Hemispheres Foundation, the principal stewards of the Hemi project.

Eric Trump speaks at Consensus 2025 in Toronto (CoinDesk)

Finance

Hyped Token Launches Fall Flat as TGE Loses Mojo Ahead of Airdrop Season

Once a guaranteed pop, new token generation events are now struggling to hold value — with CAMP, XAN and XPL plunging as investor enthusiasm fades and tokenomics weigh heavy.

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