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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Polkadot's DOT drops 3% to $1.83 as crypto markets reverse lower

Strong selling pressure overwhelmed positive Coinbase integration news as the psychological $1.90 level failed to hold.

"DOT Price Drops 4.3% to $1.82 Amid USDC Integration and Support Breakdown"

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BNB drops nearly 3% to as bitcoin whipsaw and tech selloff hit crypto market

The decline was accompanied by sharp volatility in bitcoin and weakness in U.S. tech stocks, suggesting a return of risk-off sentiment.

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Bitcoin tumbles back below $88,000 as gains evaporate as quickly as they formed

It was a blink and you missed it rally as continued deflation in the AI trade sent the Nasdaq sharply lower, dragging crypto along with it.

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Bitcoin re-takes $90,000 as price spikes early in U.S. session

Surging metals prices and dovish comments from leading Fed chair contender Chris Waller were among the news items possibly boosting crypto prices.

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Hut 8 stock surges 20% on Fluidstack AI data center deal

The bitcoin miner deepened its pivot into AI infrastructure with a $7 billion long term lease backed by Google.

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Don't call it QE — the Fed's $40 billion bill buys may not shake crypto out of slump

There's a major difference between ensuring liquidity in short-term rate markets and the quantitative easing that juiced risk assets after during Covid and after 2008 financial panic.

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Bitcoin's massive underperformance to stocks in Q4 bodes well for January, says K33's Lunde

After an active morning Tuesday, bitcoin flattened out in afternoon trading around the $87,500 area, up 2% over the past 24 hours.

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BNB tops $870, outperforming crypto majors as volume surges

Market participants are watching whether BNB can hold above $870 and challenge resistance at $880, with a break higher potentially targeting $900.

BNB Rises 1.6% to $872, Surpasses XRP in Market Rankings Amid Crypto Selloff

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Marshall Islands launches world’s first blockchain-based UBI on Stellar blockchain

Backed by U.S. Treasuries, USDM1 marks a new model for digital public finance and universal basic income in underserved regions.

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Eric Trump’s American Bitcoin jumps to 20th among public BTC treasury companies

After its latest purchase, the company now holds 5,098 bitcoin worth nearly $450 million

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