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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Policy

Crypto Investor Donates $12M to UK's Reform Party

Christopher Harborne has invested in stablecoin issuer Tether and crypto exchange Bitfinex, according to reports.

Nigel Farage (Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons)

Markets

Sovereign Wealth Funds Were Buyers as Bitcoin Plunged: BlackRock's Larry Fink

The CEO of the asset management giant, whose IBIT is the largest of the spot BTC ETFs, said the state actors were buying not for a trade, but to hold for years.

Brian Armstrong and Larry Fink (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

Markets

BONK Edges Higher as Narrow-Range Trading Holds Above Key Support

The Solana meme token posted a modest gain while repeated resistance tests and shifting volume patterns kept price action confined to a tight band.

BONK-USD, Dec. 4 (CoinDesk)

Markets

XRP ETFs Extend Record Inflow Streak to 13 Days, Closing in on $1B Milestone

U.S. spot XRP ETFs recorded a net inflow of $50.27 million on December 3, pushing their cumulative total to $874.28 million.

U.S. sport XRP ETFs have recorded only inflows since their launch.

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Markets

Fanatics Enters Prediction Markets With App Live in 10 States

Sport clothing and collectibles giant Fanatics has launched Fanatics Markets, letting users trade outcomes of sports, politics and more — with crypto and IPO bets coming by 2026.

CoinDesk

Markets

LINK Surges 7% as Grayscale’s Chainlink ETF Sees $37M in First-Day Inflow

The oracle token outperformed most major cryptocurrencies as U.S. investors gained ETF access to LINK for the first time.

LINK Price Jumps 7.9% to $14.40 with Launch of First Spot LINK ETF on NYSE Arca

Markets

Bitcoin Hovers Near Production Cost as Bull/Bear Line Tightens

Difficulty and network valuation models point to BTC hovering around fair value near $90,000.

CoinDesk

Tech

Solana Mobile to Launch SKR Token in January With 10B Supply

Distribution is designed to go to the ecosystem, With 30% to airdrops, 25% to growth initiatives, and 10% for liquidity and launch support.

Solana Mobile's second generation phone Seeker (Solana Mobile)

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Finance

Coinbase CEO Armstrong Says Banks That Don't Adapt to Stablecoins Will Be 'Left Behind'

CEO Brian Armstrong said top banks are "leaning into this as an opportunity," signaling Wall Street’s quiet embrace of crypto infrastructure.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Filecoin Gains 2% Alongside Crypto Rally

The token tracked broader crypto sentiment on below-average volume, establishing an ascending trend.

Filecoin Gains 2% to $1.57 on Technical Momentum Amid Mixed Volume