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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Finance

Alchemy Acquires Solana Developer DexterLab for Undisclosed Sum

The purchase will accelerate the development of Solana-based Web3 applications to meet growing enterprise demand, Alchemy said

Alchemy CEO Nikil Viswanathan and CTO Joseph Lau (Alchemy)

Markets

Crypto Miners Soar on OpenAI-CoreWeave Deal; Galaxy Jumps in Nasdaq Debut

Asset prices across markets largely shrugged off surging Inflation expectations, with crypto prices consolidating sideways.

OpenAI's Sam Altman, who has proposed Universal Basic Compute as a fix for automation-driven global equality. (Village Global/Flickr)

Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

Ethereum Backers Respond to Critics: ‘Markets Will Catch Up’

Ethereum insiders pushed back on criticism of the network’s leadership and roadmap, arguing that the ecosystem is built for long-term value.

Consensus 2025: Paul Brody, Josh Stark

Markets

DeFi Development Surges 30% on BONK Validator Partnership, More SOL Purchases

The real estate tech enterprise turned Solana-focused public company now holds 609,190 SOL tokens worth over $107 million.

A Solana booth at ethDenver (Danny Nelson)

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Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

Could Wellness Be an Onramp to Web3? Moonwalk Fitness’ Caitlin Cook Thinks So

In an interview ahead of Consensus 2025 in Toronto, Cook said the fitness app is seeing strong growth in Africa and Southeast Asia.

Moonwalk Fitness Director of Growth Caitlin Cook

Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

Filmmaker David Goyer Bets on Blockchain for Next Sci-Fi Franchise

The Blade and Foundation screenwriter is turning to blockchain and AI to build a community-driven sci-fi franchise, backed by Web3 startup Story Protocol.

Consensus 2025: David Goyer, Jason Zhao

Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

Dave Portnoy Says Meme Coins Are 'Gambling' and Not Built to Last

The Barstool founder opened up about the risks and rush of meme coins at a fireside chat with Bullish CEO Tom Farley.

Consensus 2025: Dave Portnoy, Founder & Chief of Content, Barstool Sports

Markets

Bitcoin Holds Above $100K, Altcoins Slide as Analyst Sees Crypto Rally Into Summer

After testing the $100,000 level early Thursday, bitcoin reversed to above $103,000.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on May 15 (CoinDesk)

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Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

PayPal Crypto Head Says Banks Are Needed to Unlock Full Stablecoin Potential

At Consensus 2025, leaders from PayPal and MoneyGram pointed to regulation, real-world utility and trust as keys to stablecoin growth.

Jose Fernandez da Ponte, senior vice president of digital currencies at PayPal, speaks at Consensus 2025.

Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

‘Really Great Example’: Coinbase Praised for Hack Response Amid $400M Crisis

At a panel at Consensus 2025, TRM Labs' Ari Redbord discussed Coinbase’s response to their recent hack

Consensus 2025: Ari Redbord, Global Head of Policy, TRM Labs