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

Pantera-Backed Solana Treasury Firm Helius Raises $500M, Stock Soars Over 200%

The firm aims to accumulate Solana's SOL, competing with recently launched Forward Industries that has bought over $1.5 billion in SOL in a week.

Consensus 2025: Dan Morehead, Founder & CEO, Pantera Capital

Markets

Nvidia Drops 3% as China Says the Company Violated Anti-Trust Laws

The news could explain the weakness in bitcoin, which declined more than 1.5% over the past two hours to the current $114,900.

Nvidia (CoinDesk Archives)

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NAKA Plunges 55% as PIPE Investors Ready Sales

AI-related bitcoin mining stocks extended gains as Tesla jumps on Elon Musk’s share purchase.

CoinDesk

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Polymarket Weighs $9B Valuation Amid User Surge and CFTC Approval: The Information

That would be a massive jump as the betting platform raised funds at just a $1 billion valuation just back in June.

Shayne Coplan, CEO, Polymarket, speaks at Consensus 2024. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk).

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Bitcoin, Ether Catch Friday Afternoon Bids, Rise to Three-Week Highs

Next week is expected see the first Fed rate cut in one year.

Bull move

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Gemini Stock Jumps 45% in Early Trades After IPO

The Winklevoss-led crypto exchange had sold 15.2 million shares, raising $425 million.

 Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss at the White House in July 2025. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Markets

Traders Load Up on Nine-Figure Bullish Bitcoin Bets, Raising Liquidation Risks

Heavy leverage in bitcoin derivatives has set up the market for potential downside cascades, with pockets of vulnerability looming if prices break lower.

Bitcoin liquidation chart (thekingisher.io)

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Solana Surges as Galaxy Scoops Up Over $700M Tokens From Exchanges

The maneuver could be linked to digital asset treasury firm Forward Industries, which raised $1.65 billion to accumulate SOL with Galaxy's backing.

Solana (CoinDesk)

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CleanCore Solutions' DOGE Holdings Top 500M; Shares Rise 13%

The company aims to amass a 1 billion dogecoin treasury within 30 days, with backing from Pantera Capital and FalconX.

DOGE (Virginia Marinova/Unsplash)

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Crypto Bull Market Still Has Room to Run, Coinbase Says

A mix of strong liquidity, a benign macro backdrop and supportive regulatory signals could keep the crypto market rally alive in the fourth quarter, the report said.

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