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

Does the Fed Need to Cut Now? Bitcoin Crumbles Back Below $113K After ISM Services PMI

A stalwart in showing strong economic activity, the ISM Services PMI has moved notably slower over the past three months.

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Markets

Galaxy Digital Slips 8% Post-Earnings as Investors Take Profits Following Big Run Higher

Helmed by CEO Mike Novogratz, the firm secured the entire 800MW of HPC capacity at Helios after CoreWeave exercised its final option.

Mike Novogratz, Galaxy founder and CEO, speaks at Consensus 2024

Markets

Bitcoin Treasury Firm Semler Scientific Still Has 3X Upside: Benchmark

Investors are giving no credit for the company's deliberate approach to adding additional bitcoin, said analyst Mark Palmer.

Trading screens (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay)

Finance

BounceBit Adds Franklin Templeton Tokenized Fund for Treasury-Backed Yield Strategies

Tokenized Treasuries such as FT's BENJI are being increasingly used for collateral and settlement as real-world asset adoption spreads.

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Markets

LINK Rebounds 4% as Chainlink Roll Outs Data Streams for U.S. Equities and ETFs

Chainlink's new product aims to support the next wave of tokenized real-world assets.

"Chainlink (LINK) Surges 4.39% with Triple Volume Breakout Signaling Strong Bullish Momentum"

Finance

Blockhain-Based Loans Firm Figure Files Confidential Submission for IPO

Figure is joining a growing roster of digital asset companies seeking to go public amid booming crypto and stock markets.

Figure Technologies CEO Mike Cagney (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Coinbase Crypto Momentum Stalls, Valuation Stretches: Cut to Sell at Compass Point

Compass Point warns of choppy trading, rising competition, and skepticism around stock trading and crypto regulation reforms in 2025.

Coinbase (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

Finance

Tokenization Specialist Centrifuge Appoints Former Goldman Sachs Executive as COO

Jürgen Blumberg, who spent over two decades at Goldman Sachs, Invesco and BlackRock heading ETF businesses, will focus on bridging DeFi and traditional finance.

Centrifuge is one of the largest blockchain-based credit platform with $270 million of active loans. (Mae Mu/Unsplash)

Markets

Crypto Carnage Continues Even as Gold, Bonds Surge on Soft U.S. Jobs Data

Bitcoin and stocks are at session lows late in U.S. afternoon trade on Friday.

Ether has fallen below a key bull market trendline.  (Eva Blue/Unsplash)