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

Crypto Exchange Bitso Launches Stablecoin Business, Eyeing LatAm Cross-Border Payments

The newly established subsidiary, Juno, will first issue a Mexican peso stablecoin on Ethereum layer-2 Arbitrum.

Mar 26, 2025

Finance

FalconX Said to Have Suffered Wave of Senior Staff Departures, Including General Counsel, European Head

A total of 10-15 people have left the business recently, two sources said.

Mar 26, 2025

Markets

GameStop to Add Bitcoin to Balance Sheet

Company CEO Ryan Cohen had teased possible purchases weeks ago, notably sharing a photo of himself and Strategy's Michael Saylor at a Mar-a-Lago event

Mar 25, 2025

Finance

Blockchain Data Provider Chronicle Raises $12M to Expand Infrastructure for Tokenized Assets

Blockchain oracles like Chronicle are key piece of infrastructure to connect blockchain-based assets with off-chain data.

Mar 25, 2025

Stylized network of light focii covering Earth (geralt/Pixabay)

Finance

CoreSky Raises $15M Series A to Expand Memecoin Incubation Platform

CoreSky’s platform enables user voting to gauge public opinion in the early stages of a meme token's development

Mar 25, 2025

Scattered pile of $1 bills (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)

Finance

Michael Saylor’s $200 Trillion Bitcoin Strategy: U.S. BTC Domination and Immortality

Strategy Executive Chair Michael Saylor discusses a U.S. Bitcoin strategic reserve, why securities holders keep him sleepless, and his own economic immortality.

Mar 25, 2025