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 Bounce Stalls as XRP, Zcash Lead Gains; Arca Says Rally Not a Dead-Cat Bounce

The rebound in crypto prices won't be short-lived as key market metrics show signs of recovery, Arca analysts said in a Monday note.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on October 20 (CoinDesk Data)

Markets

Pantera-Backed Solana Company Moves Forward With PIPE Unlock as Stock Price Plunges 60%

The firm said it is "ripping the band-aid off" by allowing investors in its early fundraising round to sell shares.

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Markets

AAVE Bounces Over 10% in Strong Weekend Recovery Amid RWA Integration Plans

Onchain capital allocator Grove shared plans to boost Ripple USD, USDC stablecoin liquidity on Aave's institutional lending arm Horizon for tokenized asset-backed borrowing.

Aave (AAVE) token price today (CoinDesk Data)

Tech

Monad’s Fast EVM Chain Promises ‘Night and Day’ Performance Gains

CoinDesk sat down with Monad Foundation’s Director of Growth Kevin McCordic to talk about the architecture behind the blockchain.

Monad Labs is looking to provide faster EVM processing than Ethereum. (Julian Hochgesang/Unsplash)

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Markets

Bitcoin Miner Bitdeer's AI Pivot Earns Price Target Hike at Benchmark

The company's move to bring data center development in-house strengthens its AI and mining strategy, and accelerates monetization, said analyst Mark Palmer

Bitcoin mining machines (Shutterstock, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Tom Lee's Bitmine Immersion Adds $800M of Ether, Bringing ETH Holdings Over $13B

The digital asset treasury bubble might have burst, as chairman Thomas Lee said, but the firm added over $1.6 billion worth of ETH during the crypto correction.

Screenshot of Tom Lee on CoinDesk TV (CoinDesk)

Markets

CleanSpark Joins AI Rush in Expansion Beyond Bitcoin Mining

The company hired industry veteran Jeffrey Thomas to lead new AI data center division.

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Markets

'Deploying More Capital — Steady Lads': Bitcoin Treasury Companies Struggle to Halt Plunge

Already losing favor with investors when bitcoin was in bull mode, companies built around stacking BTC are facing an even larger threat thanks to the price collapse over the past two weeks.

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Finance

Bitcoin-Holding Institutions Seeking Yield, DeFi Capabilities

Projects such as Rootstock and Babylon may be perking institutional demand for Bitcoin-based yield and restaking

Bitcoin treasuries (CoinDesk)

Policy

State of Crypto: How to Square Decentralized Finance With Regulatory Compliance

Are these two ideas compatible? That question directed a conversation at this week's D.C. Fintech Week.

U.S. Congress (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)