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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Bitcoin miners' AI pivot faces $50 billion reality check, says VanEck

VanEck says investors are shifting focus from contract announcements to execution risk as miners chase AI revenue.

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Hyperliquid, Uniswap and Worldcoin buck crypto slump as traders chase AI, DeFi trends

A handful of tokens continued their run while bitcoin and the rest of the crypto market stalled after the early week bounce.

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Coinbase intoduces AI advisor, stock options, and pre-IPO markets in finance push

The crypto exchange is expanding into investing, derivatives and banking services as it pursues an all-in-one financial platform.

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Tech

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)