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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Markets

Bitcoin climbs above $89,000 as U.S. dollar tumbles on President Trump's remarks

The president said he isn't concerned about the dollar's recent declines, sending the greenback plunging even lower.

Donald Trump points at the audience during a press conference at the White House.

Markets

Bitcoin miners surge as Anthropic's fundraising efforts boost AI spirits

Anthropic is set to raise $20 billion in its latest funding round, double the amount it initially targeted, according to the FT.

Bitcoin miners (Shutterstock)

Policy

Crypto faces fork in the road as Clarity Act support wavers, Bitwise says

The asset manager argued that without federal legislation, the industry has three years to become indispensable before political winds potentially shift.

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan

Markets

BNB rises 2.5%, nears $900 mark as prediction market growth signals utility expansion

A new physically backed BNB exchange-traded product launched on Nasdaq Stockholm, adding to existing investment options.

BNB Climbs 1% to $882 Amid Growing Institutional Interest and Technical Consolidation

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Markets

Anthony Scaramucci-linked AVAX One tumbles 32% on uncertainty around shareholder sales

The firm, which holds AVAX tokens and related Avalanche ecosystem assets, registered roughly 74 million shares held by insiders.

Consensus 2025: Anthony Scaramucci, Founder, SkyBridge Capital

Policy

Crypto money laundering balloons to $82B as Chinese-language services dominate, Chainalysis says

Chinese-language networks now handle a disproportionate share of global crypto money laundering flows, according to a new Chainalysis report.

Money Laundering (Frank van Hulst/Unsplash+/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Galaxy Digital leads $7M investment in Tenbin to build improved tokenized gold and FX markets

Tenbin plans to bring gold and foreign exchange currencies to blockchain rails using CME futures for faster and better tokenized asset trading.

Yuki Yuminaga, CEO and co-founder of Tenbin Labs (Tenbin Labs)

Finance

Tether takes the fight to Circle with a new 'made in America' stablecoin

The new token is issued by Anchorage Digital Bank and designed to comply with the GENIUS Act, targeting institutional demand for a U.S.-regulated digital dollar.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino at White House

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Markets

Bitcoin miners HIVE, Bitfarm and Bitdeer downgraded as analyst warns on AI shift

KBW's Stephen Glagola said that turning business models toward AI and HPC may take longer to pay off than the market expects.

Bitcoin mining machines (Shutterstock, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin stuck near $88,000 as gold's and silver's record-breaking rallies show exhaustion signs

"Gold and silver casually adding an entire bitcoin market cap in a single day," wrote one crypto analyst.

Bitcoin (BTC) price on Jan. 26 (CoinDesk)