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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Tecnologie

Internet Computer Bets Big on AI as Crypto Markets Play Catch-Up

This could be the beginning of a new tech stack — one in which AI, not humans, becomes the primary developer of applications, says Dfinity founder Dominic Williams.

Dfinity Chief Scientist Dominic Williams speaks at Consensus 2019.

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Crypto Gives Away Week's Gains in Friday Decline

Even with the pullback, bitcoin continues to make higher lows, a positive technical development.

Elevator

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Bank of Japan's Historic ETF Unwind Sparks Market Sell-Off, Dip in Crypto

Threatening the $118,000 level hours earlier, bitcoin slipped back to the $116,000 area.

Close up of the red circle at the center of the Japanese flag. (DavidRockDesign/Pixabay)

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U.S. Stablecoin Battle Could Be Zero-Sum Game: JPMorgan

Without significant expansion, the new wave of stablecoin launches may simply redistribute market share rather than grow the pie, said the bank.

The chart shows combined market value of top two stablecoins, USDT and USDC. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

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Finanza

Ethereum Developers Set Fusaka Upgrade for December, Ahead of Blob Capacity Boosts

The rollout continues Ethereum’s scaling drive, following March’s Dencun blobs debut and May’s Pectra upgrade.

Blobs posted since Decun upgrade (Dune)

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Fed Cuts Rate in 'Risk Management' Move as Bitcoin Eyes Possible Upside

The U.S. central bank lowered its benchmark rate range by 25 basis points to 4%-4.25%, citing softening labor markets and economic uncertainty.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell adjusts his glasses at a press conference.

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Venture Studio Thesis* Appoints Victoria Chan as COO to Spearhead BitcoinFi Expansion

Before joining Thesis*, Chan served as the director of developer global services for Coinbase.

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Finanza

ORQO Debuts in Abu Dhabi With $370M in AUM, Sets Sight on Ripple USD Yield

With licenses held in Europe and now expanding in the Middle East, the firm aims to become a global on-chain asset manager.

Nicholas Motz, CEO of ORQO Group (ORQO)

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Wall Street Bank Citigroup Sees Ether Falling to $4,300 by Year-End

Network activity remains the key driver of ether’s value, but much of the recent growth has been on layer-2s, the report noted.

(Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Dogecoin Inches Closer to Wall Street With ETF Set for Launch This Week

The DOJE fund could launch this week, signaling a new phase in crypto's merger with traditional finance, even if ‘utility’ isn’t part of the equation.

Dogecoin price page on Robinhood. (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)