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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Strategy’s STRD credit spread has tightened over past month even as bitcoin struggles

The narrowing spread between yields on STRD and the 10-year U.S. Treasury could signal boosted demand for the preferred stock.

Michael Saylor, Executive Chairman of Strategy (MSTR)

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BNB falls below key support as crypto market cap slips toward $3 trillion

The decline appeared technical, rather than tied to BNB-specific negative news, and was accompanied by a wider crypto market downturn.

BNB price (CoinDesk Data)

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Bitcoin plunges below $86,000 as crypto weakness worsens

The curse of the U.S. trading session — in which bitcoin tends to fall as American stocks trade — has hit yet again.

Bitcoin (BTC) price (CoinDesk)

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Strive Hikes Preferred Share Dividend Rate as Bitcoin Treasury Companies Continue to Plunge

Bitcoin has tumbled below $88,000 on Monday, helping to send Strive (ASST) common stock lower by 7% to $0.79

Strive (TradingView)

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Crypto's 'Best Days Are Ahead': Tom Lee's Bitmine Immersion Adds $320M of Ether

The company is likely sitting on about $3 billion in unrealized losses on its holdings of nearly 4 million ether tokens.

Screenshot of Tom Lee on CoinDesk TV (CoinDesk)

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Michael Saylor's Strategy Made Second Consecutive $1B Bitcoin Purchase Last Week

Despite the continued struggles of its share price, Strategy again funded the purchase mostly via sales of common stock

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (Danny Nelson, modified by CoinDesk)

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Aave DAO Pushes Back as Interface Fees Shift Away From Treasury

The change was framed as an upgrade offering improved execution, but delegates flagged that swap-related fees were no longer flowing to the Aave DAO treasury.

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Stablecoin Issuer Circle to Acquire Axelar Developer Interops Assets to Boost Crosschain Tech

The agreement involves folding engineers and IP into Circle (CRCL), while the Axelar network and its token will continue to operate independently.

Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Circle Speaks at Hong Kong Fintech Week in 2024 (HK Fintech Week)

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Most Influential: David Bailey

Bailey’s Strategy-inspired bitcoin treasury company, KindlyMD, exemplified the struggles of many of its peers this year.

David Bailey

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Bitcoin Rebounds to $93K From Post-Fed Lows, but Altcoins Remain Under Pressure

Downward pressure on bitcoin is losing steam, with the market stabilizing but not yet out of the woods, said one analyst.

Bitcoin (BTC) price (CoinDesk)