Stephen Alpher

Co-regional news chief, Americas

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.

Latest from Stephen Alpher

Finance

Zero Hash Processed $2B in Flows to Tokenized Funds as RWA Demand Accelerates

The infrastructure provider underpins tokenized funds by BlackRock, Franklin Templeton and Republic facilitating stablecoin settlements across 22 blockchains.

Apr 15, 2025

Zero Hash Founder on Expanding to DeFi and NFTs After Raising $35M

Markets

XRP Most Likely to Get U.S. Spot ETF Approval Ahead of SOL, DOGE: Analysts

Data from Kaiko Indices shows XRP and SOL boast the deepest 1% market depth on vetted exchanges, with XRP surging past SOL since late 2024 and doubling Cardano’s ADA in liquidity.

Apr 15, 2025

Markets

Bitcoin Hovers at $85K as Fed’s Waller Suggests 'Bad News' Rate Cuts if Tariffs Resume

U.S. stocks, including Strategy (MSTR) and MARA Holdings, rose on possible progress on trade talks with the EU.

Apr 14, 2025

Markets

Circle’s EURC Stablecoin Surges 43% to Record Supply as Dollar Troubles Fuel Demand

The fastest growth was seen on the Ethereum, Solana and Base networks, data shows.

Apr 14, 2025

European Union flag (Christian Lue/Unsplash)

Finance

Nomura's Laser Digital Denies Involvement in Mantra Crash

The token remains 90% down over the past 24 hours.

Apr 14, 2025

Markets

Kraken Now Offers U.S. Stock, ETF Trading as it Preps for Possible IPO

Clients in 10 states will now be able to trade stocks and crypto from one platform.

Apr 14, 2025

Finance

Bitcoin Mining Profitability Down 7.4% in March as Prices, Transaction Fees Fell: Jefferies

Mining profitability worsened due to a 11.2% decline in the bitcoin price and a 9.1% slump in transaction fees, the report said.

Apr 14, 2025

Markets

Fed 'Absolutely Prepared' to Step Into Markets: Boston Fed President Collins

Bitcoin and U.S. stocks added to earlier gains following Collins' comments in an interview with the FT.

Apr 11, 2025

Circle Internet Financial has asked the Federal Reserve to hold off on issuing a digital dollar. (Lance Nelson/Getty Images)

Markets

U.S. Consumer Sentiment Craters in First Post-Tariff Read, but Crypto Is Holding Up

Gold soared to a new record high as the selloff in the U.S. dollar and long-term Treasuries continued in force on Friday.

Apr 11, 2025

Edvard Munch's "The Scream." (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)

Finance

Crypto Valley Exchange Bets 'Smart Clearing' Is DeFi Derivatives' Missing Link

The Arbitrum-based derivatives platform has a new protocol to make its financial pipes more efficient.

Apr 11, 2025