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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Finance

China's CPIC Rolls Out $100M Tokenized Fund with HashKey as RWA Trend Expands in Asia

Asset tokenization is a red-hot sector in crypto as asset managers around the globe are increasingly leveraging blockchain rails for traditional instruments like bonds and funds.

Amanecer en el Puerto de Victoria de Hong Kong, China. (Unsplash)

Markets

Mag 7 Returns Would Improve With Bitcoin Replacing Tesla: StanChart

Bitcoin could be viewed as serving multiple purposes in a tech portfolio, paving the way for more institutional buying, the bank's digital asset research head said.

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Markets

S&P 500 Reclaims 200-Day Moving Average, Providing Tailwind for Bitcoin

Key technical breakouts in equities and crypto signal could signal renewed bullish momentum.

Long/Short Term On Chain Cost Basis (Glassnode)

Tech

Abu Dhabi’s ADGM and Chainlink Partner to Develop Compliant Tokenization Frameworks

The agreement will provide ADGM with access to Chainlink’s blockchain tools and enable regulatory discussions on blockchain, AI, and other emerging technologies.

Abu Dhabi skyscrapers (Nick Fewings/Unsplash)

Markets

Spot Ether ETFs in the U.S. Shed $401 Million in March as Price Drop Deepened

Outflows from bitcoin ETFs were far more modest on a relative basis.

Price chart on an exchange (Nick Chong/Unsplash)

Markets

Strategy Added 6.9K Bitcoin for $584M, Bringing Stack to 506K Tokens

The company used proceeds from the sale of common stock for this latest purchase.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor at the Digital Asset Summit in New York City on March 20, 2025. (Nikhilesh De)

Finance

Coinbase Could Be Near Multi-Billion Dollar Deal for Deribit: Bloomberg

Consummation of an acquisition would greatly advance Coinbase's push into the crypto derivatives market.

Coinbase app on a mobile phone screen.

Policy

South Korea Plans Sanctions Against KuCoin, Others: Report

The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) classified a number of exchanges who are not registered as targets for sanctions

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Policy

U.S. Government Removes Tornado Cash Sanctions

Tornado Cash was sanctioned multiple times over allegations of helping Lazarus Group launder funds.

The seal of the U.S. Treasury Department.