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

Bitcoin Tops $111K, on Brink of Breaking Record High; Ether's 6% Jump Leads Major Cryptos

The price of BTC has seemingly been capped at $110,000 for several weeks, with gains quickly reversing each time it approached that level.

Bitcoin

Finance

Revolut Seeks $1B in New Funding at $65B Valuation: FT

The London-based company is among a growing number of fintech firms leaning into faster, crypto-native payment systems.

Revolut CEO Nik Storonsky (Credit: Getty Images, Kimberly White)

Markets

Cathie Wood's ARK: Bitcoin's Bullish Momentum Slows as Long-Term Holder Stacks Hit Record

ARK Invest's June report notes a 15-year high in holdings for long-term bitcoin holders amid declining new investor activity.

ARK Invest's Cathie Woods. (Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Markets

Solana ETFs See $78M Inflows as Interest in Altcoin Investment Products Grows

The newly launched SSK fund leads Solana ETF inflows as investors anticipate a spot ETF approval.

(manusapon kasosod/Getty Images)

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Markets

Filecoin Rises 4%, Heavy Volume Suggests Institutional Investors Buying

Resistance has now formed at $2.38, with strong support at the $2.29 level.

Filecoin gains 4%.

Markets

Cronos Jumps 18% After Trump Media ETF Proposal Lists Token Among Holdings

The token surged after a proposed ETF backed by Trump Media included CRO alongside bitcoin, ether, solana and XRP.

Cronos surged nearly 18% to $0.095 from Tuesday to Wednesday.

Markets

BNB Climbs as Faster Blocks and Tokenized Stocks Spark Investor Interest

The recent Maxwell hard fork which reduced block times and the introduction of tokenized equities by Kraken and Backed Finance have contributed to growth.

BNB price chart (CoinDesk Data)

Markets

ICP Approaches $5 as Breakout Volume and DeFi BTC Flows Signal Strength

ICP gains 3% on strong volume and DeFi traction, with rising ckBTC flows fueling demand and pushing price past key resistance

ICP-USD, July 7 2025 (CoinDesk)

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Markets

Core Scientific Sale Sets Floor Price for Bitcoin Miners: JPMorgan

The deal, however, appears to be a "one-off," and unlikely to be replicated.

JPMorgan building (Shutterstock)

Markets

Patterns Break as Both Short and Long Term Holder Cohorts Accumulate Bitcoin

The stack sizes of long term and short term holders typically move in opposite directions.

Crypto market breadth improves. (ArtTower/Pixabay)