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

Filecoin Continues Steady Bullish Momentum with Strong Volume Support

Currently at $2.44, token has support in the $2.38-$2.39 range, and resistance at $2.46.

"Filecoin (FIL) Reaches New All-Time High of $2.46 with Strong Institutional Volume Amid Avalanche Partnership"

Web3

Upbit Parent Files ‘GIWA’ Trademarks Amid Rumors of New Blockchain Launch

A website tied to the name of the project is live, featuring a countdown suggesting an announcement could be made within the next few hours.

Filing cabinet in an office (Maksym Kaharlytskyi/Unsplash)

Finance

Lion Group Plans to Swap SOL, SUI Holdings for HYPE

The company began acquiring HYPE tokens in late June, having previously announced its Hyperliquid treasury initiative

Night view of Singapore from the habor. (Larry Teo/Unsplash)

Markets

Grayscale Files for What Could Be First-Ever U.S. Chainlink ETF

The asset manager's proposed GLNK ETF would convert its existing LINK trust and could include staking if approved.

Chainlink CEO and co-founder Sergey Nazarov

Finance

Metaplanet Brings Bitcoin Holdings to More Than 20K With Latest Purchase

The firm Monday announced a modest acquisition of 136 BTC.

Rising candle chart on monitor screen (Jakub Żerdzicki/Unsplash)

Finance

CoinShares to Go Public in U.S. Through $1.2B SPAC Deal With Vine Hill

Europe’s largest digital asset manager by market share will shift its listing from Sweden to Nasdaq.

CoinShares CEO Jean-Marie Mognetti (CoinShares)

Markets

Bybit Resumes Full Crypto Trading in India After Paying $1M Fine, Securing Compliance

The exchange had suspended most services in January 2025 due to operating without proper registration under anti-money laundering rules.

Bybit lost roughly $1.5 billion in crypto to a theft Friday. (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

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Markets

Worldcoin’s WLD Surges 25% as $250M Treasury Deal Fuels Momentum

More than 530,000 new users verified in the past seven days, the highest jump in weeks, lifting the total above 33.5 million.

(Eliza Gkritsi/CoinDesk)

Finance

Tether CEO Dismisses Suggestions Company Sold Bitcoin to Buy Gold

Paolo Ardoino said Tether, issuer of the world's largest stablecoin USDT, "didn't sell any bitcoin."

Tether 's logo painted on a wooden background.