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

Inflation Still Too High — Fed's Jeff Schmid Explains His Vote Not to Cut Rates This Week

The Kansas City Fed President said lower rates can't do a lot to improve what he calls "structural changes" in the labor market.

Federal Reserve logo highlighted on a U.S. banknote (joshua-hoehne/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Solana Tumbles 8%, Erasing All Year-Over-Year Gains as Spot ETF Debuts Fail to Boost Price

One onchain observer noted a large transaction by Jump Crypto, speculating that the crypto firm might be rotating SOL into BTC, perhaps weighing on sentiment.

Solana price (CoinDesk)

Markets

Strategy Posted EPS of $8.42 in Q3 Driven by Mark-to-Market Gains on Bitcoin

Bitcoin's action of late hasn't been great, but the price did rise nearly 7% in the three months ended September 30, boosting reported profits for Michael Saylor's firm.


Markets

Bitcoin Could Tumble Back to $88K: Glassnode

The analytics firm warns that Bitcoin’s failure to reclaim the $113K cost basis may lead to a far deeper retracement amid long-term holder selling and fragile sentiment.

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Crypto Asset Manager Bitwise Makes Case for Solana’s Next Big Run

Solana is well-positioned to capture a growing share of the stablecoin and tokenization boom, the investment firm said.

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan (CoinDesk Archives)

Tech

The Graph Builders, Edge & Node, Unveil “ampersend” Dashboard to Manage AI Agent Payments

The founding team behind The Graph debuts a new platform to unify payments, policies, and visibility for autonomous agents.

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Core Scientific Stock Gains 5% After $9B CoreWeave Merger Rejected

The widely-panned takeover attempt failed a shareholder vote on Thursday.

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Bitcoin Slides Below $108K, Crypto Stocks Sink as 'Uptober' Disappoints

With Thursday's decline, bitcoin is on track for its worst October return in more than a decade.

Bitcoin price today (CoinDesk)

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Finance

FIGHT Token Sale Raises $183M as UFC Partner Fight.ID Seeks to Bring Combat Sports Onchain

The Solana-based project’s second ICO in a week far surpassed expectations as retail investors double down.

UFC-endorsed FIGHT token raises $183 million (Anastase Maragos/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Tumbles Back to $110K on Fed's Powell's Hawkish Comments

Though acknowledging growing weakness in the labor market, Powell said a December rate cut is not a "foregone conclusion."

Fed Chair Jerome Powell Speaking on Sept. 17, 2025 at FOMC Press Conference