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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Policy

Europe's high regulatory bar could spark new crypto industry M&A wave

As MiCA beds in and the U.K. finalizes its crypto framework, stringent regulation could spur mergers, acquisitions and closer ties with banks.

Europe (652234/Pixabay)

Tech

Live updates: Bitcoin gives up gains, falls below $64,000 as stocks retreat

Michael Saylor's Strategy — under continued pressure in this crypto bear market — released a new set of metrics to judge company performance.

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Finance

BlackRock, Coinbase, Strategy in a new group pledging $15 million to prepare Bitcoin for quantum threats

Members will direct funding independently, with the consortium taking no role in Bitcoin governance or protocol decisions.

Quantum computer demo at IBM office in London. (CoinDesk/Aoyon)

Finance

Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Capital joins tokenization push as Coinbase takes stake in onchain fund

The sovereign wealth-backed asset manager tapped KAIO to bring one of its private market funds onchain across Base, Solana and Sui networks.

Abu Dhabi skyline

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Tech

Live markets: Bitcoin slides as stocks slump on Iran war expansion, AI spending concern

Chipmaker Intel's revenue beat helped ease sentiment after a bruising session for tech stocks, with bitcoin holding near $65,000.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on Thursday (CoinDesk)

Tech

Live updates: Bitcoin holds near $66,000 as stocks claw back from big early decline

Later on Wednesday, Alphabet's earnings should give a sign of whether the hundreds of billions going into AI is paying off.

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Markets

Bitcoin rally faces key test at $68,000 as 'summer slumber' grips crypto, analysts say

BTC has rebounded 15% from the July lows, but some analysts cautioned that the next move hinges on clearing a level where many recent buyers may look to sell.

Bitcoin price chart (TradingView)

Finance

Jack Mallers steps down as XXI Capital CEO as Tether's plans to merge three bitcoin firms falls

The proposed three-way merger between Twenty One Capital, Mallers' Strike, and Elektron Energy has been abandoned.

Jack Mallers (CoinDesk TV)

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Finance

Live markets: Bitcoin pulls back from five-week high on new Trump threats over Iran

Bitcoin ETFs have pulled in roughly $727 million over the past week, the most sustained stretch of buying since the record outflows of June.

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Finance

Exodus to cut 25% of global workforce in payments shift

This restructuring is part of a strategy to build a full-stack payments platform following the company's acquisitions of Monavate and Baanx.

Two individuals leaving an office (The Jopwell Collection/Unsplash)