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

Crypto Stocks Climb Alongside Bitcoin and Nasdaq on Chinese Trade Talk Optimism

Robinhood was leading among the exchanges and Trump-affiliated American Bitcoin was higher by 10% after adding to its bitcoin stack.

U.S. President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping (Thomas Peter-Pool/Getty Images)

Finance

Tom Lee's BitMine Immersion Added Another $320M in Ether, Bringing Overall Holdings Above $14B

The crypto investment firm now holds over 3.31 million ETH, moving closer to its goal of owning 5% of the token’s supply.

Screenshot of Tom Lee on CoinDesk TV (CoinDesk)

Finance

IBM Unveils Digital Asset Platform as Demand for Tokenization, Stablecoins Grows

The IBM Digital Asset Haven, developed with Dfns, aims to offer banks, governments and enterprises a full-stack platform for token custody, governance and compliance.

IBM (Danny Muller/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Treasury Company Strive Surges Additional 30%, Nearly Doubling in Two Sessions

A "cheap" valuation coupled with a tweet from a well-followed investor and a firming in the price of bitcoin set off the fireworks in the stock.

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

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Markets

Filecoin Gives Back Most of Early Gains, Remains Barely Higher

The token has support at $1.625 and resistance in the $1.634-$1.685 zone.

Filecoin rises 1.95% to $1.63 amid 23% volume surge despite late selling pressure and market underperformance

Markets

BNB Jumps Over 3% After $1.69B Token Burn, Overtakes XRP's Market Cap

XRP now has a market cap of $157.6 billion, slightly behind of BNB's $161 billion.

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Markets

Bitcoin Treasury Firms Now Valued at Less Than Their BTC Holdings Amid Crumbled Sentiment

Sector giant Strategy (MSTR) still trades at a premium to its bitcoin stack, but maybe not for long if the trend continues.

(Daniel Mirlea/Unsplash)

Policy

State of Crypto: Skinny Master Accounts and Stablecoins

Fed. Governor Waller's proposal could boost stablecoin firms in the U.S.

Fed rate cut looms. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Markets

Crypto Exchange Gemini Gets Price Target Cut at Citi, While Bullish Earns Hike

Gemini’s trading growth is slowing despite strong card sign-ups and app downloads, said Citigroup, while Bullish momentum is accelerating.

Up and Down (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

BNB Jumps, Sees 35% Volume Spike After Trump Pardons Binance Founder CZ

Trading volume for BNB increased nearly 35% above its seven-day average, with market analysts suggesting the price movement reflects long-term accumulation.

BNB Gains Amid Surge on Trump’s Pardon of Binance Founder, Fueling Institutional Interest and Technical Consolidation