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

BlackRock Bitcoin and Ether ETF Inflows Declined 83% in Q1 to $3B

Total digital asset AUM rose to more than $50 billion, a large number but a relatively minor proportion of BlackRock's more than $10 trillion under management.

The BlackRock company logo is seen outside of its NYC headquarters. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Markets

SOL, DOGE Lead Gains Among Majors as Analyst Eye Next Big Move Higher

The Trump tariff pause the pause offers “breathing space” while keeping pressure on China, said one analyst.

Bull and Bear (nosheep/Pixabay)

Finance

Bitcoin Life Insurance Firm Meanwhile Raises $40M to Expand Globally

With the investment led by Fulgur Ventures and Framework, the firm plans to scale its bitcoin-denominated life insurance and annuity products designed to combat inflation risk.

Meanwhile co-founder and CEO Zachary Townsend on CoinDesk TV (CoinDesk)

Markets

Tokenized Gold Surges Above $2B Market Cap as Tariff Fears Spark Safe Haven Trade

Gold-backed crypto tokens outperformed most crypto sectors, including stablecoins, in market cap growth since Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration, a CEX.IO report said.

Stacked gold bars (Scottsdale Mint/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Tumbles Below $80K Alongside 5% Plunge in Nasdaq as China Tariff Tiff Escalates

Amid the carnage, gold continued to be well-bid, surging to another record high.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk)

Markets

Dogecoin ETF Race Joined by 21Shares

Grayscale and Bitwise have both previously filed regulatory paperwork for a spot ETF backed by DOGE.

Ophelia Snyder, Co-Founder, 21Shares, at Consensus 2024 by CoinDesk, Austin, USA  (CoinDesk)

Finance

Wrapped BTC Holders Can Now Secure 6% APY on Base via Umoja

Umoja achieves the yield through covered calls and arbitrage.

(Naseem Buras/Unsplash)

Markets

U.S. CPI Declined in March; Core Rate Rose Just 0.1%.

Whether the fresh inflation numbers boost rate cut hopes or the price of bitcoin is another story as the data is from prior to last week's sweeping tariff announcements.

Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation (Maria Lin Kim/Unsplash)

Markets

Strategy's 25% Gain Leads as Crypto Stocks Soar on Trump Tariff Pause

The president earlier Wednesday announced a pause in his punitive reciprocal tariffs for all countries except China.

Crypto market breadth improves. (ArtTower/Pixabay)

Markets

Trump Administration Wants Weaker Dollar and That's Positive for Bitcoin: Bitwise

The asset manager said it was sticking to its 2025 year-end bitcoin price target of $200,000.

President Donald Trump sits at his desk in the Oval Office.