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

Polygon Holds 3% Advance, Outperforming Broader Market

POL surged in early U.S. trading amid above-average volume, but selling pressure capped gains.

Polygon rose 9% in early U.S. morning trading hours from $0.206 to $0.225 before selling emerged in the afternoon, CoinDesk Analytics data shows.

Markets

PEPE Sinks 32% From July High as Traders Capitulate on Tariff Jitters

PEPE lost nearly 4% of its value in 24 hours amid a broader market sell-off, with its price falling from $0.00001083 to $0.00001002.

PEPE price index (CoinDesk Data)

Markets

Does the Fed Need to Cut Now? Bitcoin Crumbles Back Below $113K After ISM Services PMI

A stalwart in showing strong economic activity, the ISM Services PMI has moved notably slower over the past three months.

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Markets

Galaxy Digital Slips 8% Post-Earnings as Investors Take Profits Following Big Run Higher

Helmed by CEO Mike Novogratz, the firm secured the entire 800MW of HPC capacity at Helios after CoreWeave exercised its final option.

Mike Novogratz, Galaxy founder and CEO, speaks at Consensus 2024

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Bitcoin Treasury Firm Semler Scientific Still Has 3X Upside: Benchmark

Investors are giving no credit for the company's deliberate approach to adding additional bitcoin, said analyst Mark Palmer.

Trading screens (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay)

Finance

BounceBit Adds Franklin Templeton Tokenized Fund for Treasury-Backed Yield Strategies

Tokenized Treasuries such as FT's BENJI are being increasingly used for collateral and settlement as real-world asset adoption spreads.

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Markets

LINK Rebounds 4% as Chainlink Roll Outs Data Streams for U.S. Equities and ETFs

Chainlink's new product aims to support the next wave of tokenized real-world assets.

"Chainlink (LINK) Surges 4.39% with Triple Volume Breakout Signaling Strong Bullish Momentum"

Finance

Blockhain-Based Loans Firm Figure Files Confidential Submission for IPO

Figure is joining a growing roster of digital asset companies seeking to go public amid booming crypto and stock markets.

Figure Technologies CEO Mike Cagney (CoinDesk archives)

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Coinbase Crypto Momentum Stalls, Valuation Stretches: Cut to Sell at Compass Point

Compass Point warns of choppy trading, rising competition, and skepticism around stock trading and crypto regulation reforms in 2025.

Coinbase (appshunter.io/Unsplash)