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

Algorand Foundation Names Former Ripple Engineer Nikolaos Bougalis CTO

The hire marks a push to scale Algorand’s tech stack and deepen the company's U.S. presence.

Algorand Foundation Launches $300M DeFi Innovation Fund

Finance

BitMine Immersion ETH Holdings Rise to 2.66M Tokens, More Than 2% of Total Supply

Crypto, cash and "moonshot" on the balance sheet now total $11.6 billion, said the company.

Ethereum (CoinDesk)

Tech

Luke Dashjr Denies Hard Fork Claims as Bitcoin Governance Debate Heats Up

The Bitcoin community is split after leaked messages alleged Luke Dashjr backed a controversial hard fork.

Bitcoin (modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Edges Higher, ETH Rebounds Above $4k as Sentiment Slips Into 'Fear' Territory

PCE inflation data matched analyst expectations, but leaves policymakers balancing sticky inflation with a softer labor market, Sygnum Bank's CIO noted.

Hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil skeletons. (Chris Charles/Unsplash)

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Finance

Softbank, Cathie Wood's Ark Among Potential Investors in Tether Fundraising: Report

The USDT stablecoin issuer is reportedly looking to raise up to $20 billion at a valuation of $500 billion, which would make it one of the most valuable private companies in the world.

Tether (CoinDesk)

Markets

Avalanche's AVAX Extends Weekly Losses to 18% as Institutional Backing Fails to Lift Market

AVAX tumbled alongside the rest of the crypto market, extending a weeklong slide despite Anthony Scaramucci-backed AVAX One’s rebrand.

AVAX slides further in the past 24 hours.

Markets

Riot Platforms Gets Double Upgrade on AI Pivot as JPMorgan, Citi Hike Targets

Alongside, JPMorgan downgraded IREN and CleanSpark

Racks of crypto mining machines.

Markets

Chainlink's LINK Slips to 6-Week Low, but Potential Trend Shift Has Emerged

LINK is down nearly 28% since the August highs amid broader crypto weakness, but the $20 support line hints at a potential recovery.

LINK Price Dips 5% on High Volume Before Strong Bullish Recovery Above $20 Support

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Markets

Cipher Mining Prices $1.1B Upsized Convertible Note Offering

Proceeds are intended to support Barber Lake buildout, HPC expansion, and capped call transactions to reduce share dilution.

CIFR (TradingView)

Markets

Crypto Liquidations Top $1B as Bitcoin, Ether, Solana Sell-Offs Worsen

Strategy (MSTR) plunged as much as 10% and is now lower year-to-date.

Bitcoin falls despite coming rate cuts (Unsplash)