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

Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific’s Third Largest Shareholder Opposes CoreWeave Deal

Two Seas Capital has come out against Core Scientific's proposed all-stock acquisition by AI cloud provider CoreWeave.

Core Scientific facility in North Carolina. (Core Scientific)

Markets

DOT Gains as Much as 4% in Strong Bullish Breakout

Polkadot rallied on triple the normal volume as institutional buyers drove momentum.

"Polkadot (DOT) surges 4% on triple-volume institutional buying before resistance caps gains at $3.80"

Markets

BNB Climbs Then Retraces Amid $500M Treasury Push

The token experienced a sharp rally earlier in the day, reaching a local high of $778, but a rapid sell-off followed, trimming gains made during the advance.

BNB price chart (CoinDesk Data)

Markets

Decentralized Finance and Tokenization Growth Still Disappoints: JPMorgan

Total value locked (TVL) in DeFi remains below 2021 highs, the report noted.

Lending money, bills on a person's hands (Christian Dubovan/Unsplash)

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Finance

Ripple to Buy Stablecoin Payments Firm Rail for $200M to Boost RLUSD

The Rail acquisition is a way for Ripple to delve deeper into the fast-growing stablecoin ecosystem after launching its RLUSD stablecoin

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse at Korea Blockchain Week. (Parikshit Mishra/CoinDesk)

Markets

Michigan’s State Pension Boosts Bitcoin ETF Stake, Signaling Cautious Confidence in Crypto's Future

The State of Michigan Retirement System disclosed ownership of 300,000 shares of the ARK Bitcoin ETF as of June 30, or about $11.3 million worth at current prices.

Lansing, capital of Michigan. (justcade95/Unsplash)

Finance

DeFi Cheers as SEC Affirms Liquid Staking Protocols Aren’t Securities

The SEC’s new guidance on liquid staking boosts governance tokens like LDO and RPL, while TVL across protocols holds steady at $67 billion.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Realized Prices Climb as Investors Continue Accumulating

All key cost basis models are trending higher, reinforcing strong on-chain support and investor confidence.

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Markets

Polygon Holds 3% Advance, Outperforming Broader Market

POL surged in early U.S. trading amid above-average volume, but selling pressure capped gains.

Polygon rose 9% in early U.S. morning trading hours from $0.206 to $0.225 before selling emerged in the afternoon, CoinDesk Analytics data shows.

Markets

PEPE Sinks 32% From July High as Traders Capitulate on Tariff Jitters

PEPE lost nearly 4% of its value in 24 hours amid a broader market sell-off, with its price falling from $0.00001083 to $0.00001002.

PEPE price index (CoinDesk Data)