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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Y Combinator reveals a new AI agent that can build and run an entire business just from a text message

Y Combinator's Locus Founder lets users text a business idea via iMessage, SMS, or Telegram, and the AI handles the rest.

A computer screen with code. (Pexels/Pixabay)

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BlackRock's new bitcoin income fund offers cash flow alongside BTC exposure

After IBIT's $49 billion success, BlackRock says clients are increasingly seeking ways to earn income from long-term bitcoin holdings.

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Live markets: Bitcoin falls below $66,000 as SpaceX rallies on Cursor agreement

Ether, XRP, Solana and Hyperliquid funds all took in money, but bitcoin's outflow was really just Grayscale's GBTC.

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‘Crypto spring’ is here, says one analyst after bitcoin's key signals turn bullish

Standard Chartered analyst Geoffrey Kendrick's bullish call comes as spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund inflows return, oil prices fall and Coinbase's CEO says bitcoin likely bottomed near $60,000.

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Bitmine adds another $136 million of ether after raising $274 million in preferred stock sale

Tom Lee's Ethereum treasury firm, through the preferred stock sale, is using a financing tool pioneered by Michael Saylor's bitcoin treasury firm Strategy.

Tom Lee, chairman of Bitmine and cofounder of Fundstrat, speaking at Consensus 2026 in Miami (CoinDesk)

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Live markets: Bitcoin gives back some gains as SpaceX's post-IPO rally extends to 40%

Monetary policy may be back in focus, with Kevin Warsh's first policy meeting as Fed chairman coming this week.

U.S. President Donald Trump (Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)

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Bitcoin shoots higher on Iran peace deal, with Strait of Hormuz set to open

The price of crude oil is tumbling, and U.S. stock futures are moving higher.

Map of Iran with a pin just north of Esfahan. (Tudoran Andrei/Shutterstock)

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Live updates: SpaceX rallies nearly 20% in first session, while bitcoin trades shy of $64,000

Crypto firmed across the board following the largest equity listing in history. The token most tied to Elon Musk traded right in line with the market.

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Elon Musk's SpaceX prices shares at $135, raising $75 billion in largest-ever IPO

The company's fully diluted value will be about $1.8 trillion, with the stock set to open for trade on Friday on the Nasdaq.

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SpaceX stock is coming to Solana on the same day it lists on Nasdaq

The firms making that possible say eligible shares can also be converted back into tokens, creating a bridge between traditional brokerage accounts and blockchain-based markets.

Starlink Mission. (Official SpaceX Photos/flickr)