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 Market Top Is 'Nowhere Near,' Say Analysts as Price Pauses at $120K

XRP, SUI and UNI outperformed as the broader crypto market started to digest the violent move higher over the past few days.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on July 14 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Anti-Bitcoin Vanguard Might Be the Largest Institutional Holder of MSTR Stock

"Institutional dementia," said the top digital asset researcher at spot bitcoin ETF provider Van Eck.

(Piotr Swat/Shutterstock)

Markets

Crypto Markets Bifurcate With Institutions Focusing on BTC and ETH While Retail Chases Alts: Wintermute

Even inside altcoins, punters are looking at newer tokens like BONK, POPCAT and WIF instead of old-school speculations like DOGE and SHIB.

(Henrik Sorensen/GettyImages)

Markets

ICP Rebounds Toward $5.50 After Early Morning Surge and Midday Volatility

Strong institutional volume pushes ICP higher, clearing key resistance and positioning the token for a potential breakout toward $5.70

ICP-USD July 14 2025 (CoinDesk)

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Markets

AAVE Surges as Deposits Hit $50B; Poised to Benefit From U.S. Crypto Regulation

The bluechip DeFi token hit its strongest price in five months, gaining 8% over the weekend.

AAVE price on July 14 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Mining Stocks Lead Crypto Equity Gains After BTC Hits $122K

Bitcoin ascended to an all-time high just shy of $123,00 during the European morning.

A photo of four mining rigs

Markets

'Regime Change' at Fed? Crypto Rallies as Pressure Mounts on Chairman Jerome Powell

The White House's campaign for new Federal Reserve leadership amped higher over the weekend.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. (Federal Reserve, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Binance Wallet Takes on Pump.fun and Bonk.fun With New Four.Meme Partnership

Users can exit early by selling back into the bonding curve before the event ends, assuming there’s demand.

Binance logo on a smartphone (Vadim Artyukhin/Unsplash)

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Markets

Tether/Circle Stablecoin Supply Growth Signals Strong Liquidity Backing Crypto Rally

The market capitalization of the two largest stablecoins — USDT and USDC — reached new records this week, a sign that capital is flowing into digital asset markets.

USDT and USDC combined market capitalization (CoinDesk Data)