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

Is Clarity's delay a blessing in disguise?: State of Crypto

The crypto industry is angry and disappointed that the Senate is not holding a procedural vote on the Clarity Act this month, but that isn't the worst possible outcome.

U.S. Capitol Building (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Trillions in institutional money to flow into bitcoin, says Bitwise's Matt Hougan

The digital asset manager's CIO says large capital pools control up to $200 trillion globally, and just a 1% shift toward bitcoin could unlock massive long-term growth.

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan (Suzanne Cordiero/CoinDesk/Shutterstock)

Tech

Bitcoin holders risk losing real BTC if they sell coins from BIP-110 fork, says developer

If a minority chain appears this weekend, buyers could replay signed fork-coin sales on bitcoin itself, making doing nothing the safest move until the chains can be separated.

A fork over a tokenized representation of bitcoin. (Shutterstock)

Markets

U.S. unexpectedly shed 23,000 jobs in July, putting Fed rate hikes in question

The chances of a Federal Reserve rate hike at its next meeting in September have slipped below 50% in the aftermath of the report.

Employment

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Markets

Live updates: 'This can't last forever': Mulling bitcoin's lame price action as risk markets rally

The U.S. lost 23,000 in July, the first such loss since February. Expectations had been for a gain of 80,000 jobs.

BTC

Finance

Tether expands tokenization business into Saudi Arabia, starting with real estate

The stablecoin issuer is extending its tokenization business into Saudi Arabia, starting with institutional real estate assets with plans to expand to other asset classes.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Tech

Live updates: Bitcoin flatlines near $64,000 ahead of Friday's jobs report

Trump’s comments on jobs, inflation and a possible Strait of Hormuz deal have helped risk sentiment, but bitcoin’s next move depends on whether lower oil actually pulls Treasury yields and the dollar down.

BTC

Markets

Strategy’s STRC rebounds 30% as company builds cash reserve, bitcoin price stabilizes

Bitcoin sales, what is now a $4 billion cash reserve, and a $975 million repurchase program, have supported STRC’s recovery.

STRC (TradingView)

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Finance

Ondo Finance hires former Blockchain.com CFO Adam Schlisman

The tokenized-assets firm appointed ex-Blockchain.com and Monashee executive as finance chief as it expands its onchain capital markets business.

Ondo Finance Chief Financial Officer Adam Schlisman

Finance

Galaxy Digital shares slip 5% after second-quarter results

Helios produced data-center revenue for the first time with Phase I expected to generate about $80 million quarterly from Q3.

Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz (CoinDesk)