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

CleanCore Solutions' DOGE Holdings Top 500M; Shares Rise 13%

The company aims to amass a 1 billion dogecoin treasury within 30 days, with backing from Pantera Capital and FalconX.

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Markets

Crypto Bull Market Still Has Room to Run, Coinbase Says

A mix of strong liquidity, a benign macro backdrop and supportive regulatory signals could keep the crypto market rally alive in the fourth quarter, the report said.

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Markets

BlackRock Weighs Tokenized ETFs on Blockchain in Push Beyond Treasuries: Report

The world’s largest asset manager is exploring putting exchange-traded funds on chain, sources told Bloomberg.

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Markets

Rising Jobless Claims Eclipse Inflation Data as Recession Fears Resurface

Initial jobless claims surged to 263,000 last week — the highest in 4 years — signaling weakening growth and bringing stagflation fears to the forefront.

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Markets

Chainlink's LINK Gains as DigiFT, UBS Fund Tokenization Pilot in Hong Kong

DigiFT, Chainlink and UBS won approval under Hong Kong’s Cyberport subsidiy scheme to build automated infrastructure for tokenized financial products.

Chainlink (LINK) price today (CoinDesk)

Markets

U.S. CPI Rose a Faster-Than-Expected 0.4% in August; Core Rate in Line

The headline news is sending markets, bitcoin included, lower, but isn't likely to derail the Fed from trimming interest rates next week.

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Finance

Crypto Exchange Gemini Boosts IPO Price Range to $24-$26 Per Share

The new range would value the Winklevoss-led company at as high as roughly $3.1 billion versus about $2.2 billion at the previous price.

Gemini co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss at White House (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Tech

Ethereum Rare Mass Slashing Event Linked to Operator Issues

The validators were tied to the SSV Network, a distributed validator technology protocol that decentralizes staking infrastructure.

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Markets

Crypto Institutional Adoption Appears to Be in the Early Phases: JPMorgan

Institutions hold about 25% of bitcoin ETPs, and according to one survey, 85% of firms already allocate to digital assets or plan to in 2025.

OLD MEETS NEW: INX's security token will run on the Ethereum blockchain, but it's hired a European investment bank to act as lead underwriter.

Finance

LitFinancial Introduces Stablecoin on Ethereum to Streamline Mortgage Lending

Developed with Brale and Stably, litUSD aims to cut costs, improve treasury management and potentially used for on-chain settlement of mortgage payments.

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