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

Top Wall Street minds see AI rotation ahead as bitcoin seeks role in new cycle

BlackRock’s Rick Rieder, UBS’s Ulrike Hoffmann-Burchardi and Third Point’s Daniel Loeb see steady economic growth but a tougher market environment.

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Why bitcoin couldn't hold $70,000 despite its best week of Wall Street news in months

Institutional interest continues to grow, but a stronger dollar and shifting interest rate expectations are keeping a lid on the latest rally.

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Markets

BlackRock private credit fund is latest to crack, hitting crypto prices and DeFi markets

Stress in the $3.5 trillion private credit market could ripple into digital assets through both macro contagion and tokenized credit markets, experts warn.

BlackRock logo on a stone block

Markets

Bitcoin buyers are cashing out fast after short-lived jump to $74,000

The sharp move higher triggered heavy profit-taking from short-term holders, data shows.

Bitcoin short-term holder P&L (CryptoQuant)

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'No deal with Iran': Trump demands unconditional surrender, sending oil surging, bitcoin and stocks lower

The outlook for the Fed grew cloudier on Friday, as the employment market weakened appreciably even as inflation could be worsening.

Donald Trump (Credit: Library of Congress on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

U.S. unexpectedly lost 92,000 jobs in February, unemployment rate rose to 4.4%

Bitcoin remained under pressure even as the data likely puts back in play the chances of Fed rate cuts in the first half of 2026.

Sign saying "Now Hiring" sits on a lawn.

Markets

Bitcoin pulls back to near $71,000 even as software sector soars

The two battered markets have had a nearly one-to-one correlation in recent months, but are moving in opposite directions on Thursday.

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Markets

Core Scientific secures up to $1 billion loan facility from Morgan Stanley

The company initially closed a $500 million loan facility that includes an accordion feature allowing the total commitment to expand to $1 billion..

Core Scientific's Marble facility in North Carolina. (Core Scientific)

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Bitcoin’s drawdown hasn’t shaken institutional investors yet, says CoinShares

Professional investors trimmed exposure but largely held firm during BTC’s recent slump, while long-term allocators quietly added positions, the crypto asset manager said.

(Photo by Kanchanara on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Trump-backed American Bitcoin board members scoop up stock following earnings

Board members Justin Mateen and Richard Busch bought roughly 1.6 million shares after the trading window reopened following the bitcoin miner’s latest earnings report.

Eric Trump, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, American Bitcoin speaks at Consensus 2025. (CoinDesk)