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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Marchés

Bitcoin pushes above $90,000 as traders eye change in pattern

Particularly hard-hit in 2025's final sessions, crypto-related stocks are bouncing in this year's first trading day.

A Wall Street banks's take on crypto. (Midjourney/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitcoin miner Bitfarms exiting Latin America with $30M sale of Paraguay site

The company is selling the site to the Sympatheia Power Fund, managed by Singapore-based Hawksburn Capital.

Bitcoin mining machines (Shutterstock, modified by CoinDesk)

Marchés

How crypto's promised year-end fireworks turned into a bloodbath

Digital asset treasuries, altcoin ETFs and bitcoin’s famed year‑end seasonality were meant to supercharge prices. What came instead was the worst drawdown since 2022's crypto winter.

A bear roars

Marchés

Bitcoin rises above $89,000, showing rare gain in U.S. trading

Open interest data suggests the advance is likely short-covering, rather than fresh longs entering the market.

CoinDesk

Publicité

Marchés

Bitmine's ether stash tops 4.1 million tokens as crypto and cash holdings reach $13.2 billion

Tom Lee's publicly traded miner and treasury firm said it now controls more than 3% of ether’s total supply and is accelerating staking plans.

Screenshot of Tom Lee on CoinDesk TV (CoinDesk)

Marchés

Polkadot's DOT dips, with token underperforming wider crypto markets

Currently at $1.84, DOT has support at the $1.83 level and resistance at $1.88.

Polkadot Rises 2.13% to $1.84 Amid Mixed Weekend Trading Signals

Marchés

Bitcoin sinks below $87,000 as crypto assets slide, metals soar post-Xmas

Gold, silver, platinum and copper all surged to new records as metals — not bitcoin — attracted capital on the debasement trade and geopolitical tension.

Red arrows pointing down falling drop (Getty Images)

Marchés

Coinbase named a top three 2026 fintech pick at Clear Street

The crypto exchange’s tokenization, AI tools, and stablecoin revenue help it stand out in ‘transition year’ for crypto equities, said Clear Street's Owen Lau.

Coinbase CEO, Brian Armstrong, at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk)

Publicité

Marchés

Bitcoin’s $70,000 to $80,000 zone highlights gap in historical price support

Five years of CME futures data shows where bitcoin has, and has not, built meaningful price support.

CoinDesk

Technologies

The Protocol: Aave community split

Ethereum’s Glamsterdam, Bitcoin and quantum computing, and new Eigenlayer governance proposal

Split