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

Swiss banking giant UBS planning to offer crypto services to specific clients

UBS will gradually introduce crypto services, starting with select private clients in Switzerland, according to Bloomberg.

UBS, the Swiss banking giant. (Photo by Claudio Schwarz on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Gold surges to doorstep of $5,000 as experts debate bitcoin's underperformance

"The [BTC] adoption announcements are not working anymore," said Jim Bianco, while Bloomberg’s Eric Balchunas urged taking a longer-term view.

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

Finance

Trump-linked World Liberty Financial partners with Spacecoin on satellite-powered DeFi

Spacecoin aims to provide permissionless internet access via satellite constellation, targeting remote and underserved communities.

satellite over the earth (Kevin Stadnyk/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin falls bellow $89,000 as rally attempt fizzles despite trade war risk relief

"The consensus view is that crypto markets are bearish until about September," said one analyst.

A trader rests his forehead on his desk surrounded by market monitors showing steep declines.

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Markets

Michael Saylor indicates more bitcoin purchases in change of pace mid-week tweet

After a brief slowdown in its pace of bitcoin acquisition, Strategy has purchased almost $3.5 billion of BTC over the last two weeks.

Executive Chairman of Strategy Michael Saylor

Finance

Tokenization firm Superstate raises $82.5 million to bring Wall Street onchain

With the new funding, the company aims to bring IPOs and fundraising onto blockchain rails like Ethereum and Solana.

Robert Leshner, CEO of Superstate (Superstate)

Markets

BlackRock-linked wallets move over $430 million in bitcoin, ether to Coinbase Prime

Onchain data shows sizable bitcoin and ether movements tied to BlackRock’s spot ETFs, echoing earlier January flows tied to creation and redemption activity.

The BlackRock company logo is seen outside of its NYC headquarters. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin moves back to $90,000 as Trump pulls tariff threat after 'productive meeting' with NATO chief

"The solution, if consummated, will be a great one for the U.S. and all NATO nations," said President Trump in a Truth Social post.

Donald Trump at Davos (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Markets

BlackRock’s IBIT powers new bitcoin annuity for U.S. retirees via Delaware Life

The first-of-its-kind FIA, according to the companies, offers crypto exposure with principal protection, aiming to attract cautious investors near retirement.

(Emanuele Cremaschi/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin turns negative for 2026 as Trump's calming Greenland remarks fail to reverse slide

There was a modest bounce after the president said the U.S. had no intention of taking Greenland by force, but prices quickly resumed their decline.

trader (Pixabay)