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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CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: XRP Surges 19.6% As Index Climbs Higher

Stellar also joined Ripple as a top performer, gaining 18.9% from Thursday.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-11-22: leaders

Markets

Solana's SOL Surges to Record High Above $260

The token of late has benefitted from multiple catalysts, including meme coin action, growing DeFi activity on the Solana network and the coming crypto-friendly presidential administration.

A Solana booth at ethDenver (Danny Nelson)

Markets

MicroStrategy Falls 16% Despite New Bitcoin Record as Some Question Valuation

The company's market cap this week rose to more than three times the amount of bitcoin it held.

MicroStrategy executive chairman and co-founder Michael Saylor. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Retail Investor Selling Signals Coming Pullback, but There Might be a Catch

Dubbed "smart money" of late, retail bitcoiners are starting to sell, but exchange balances are falling, suggesting plenty of buyers.

Tug of War. (falco/Pixabay)

Finance

Jito Token Holders Slated for Payday Under TipRouter Proposal

A shakeup to Jito's economic rails is in the works.

Jito Labs CEO Lucas Bruder (Danny Nelson)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: BCH Gains 13.1%, Leading Index Higher from Wednesday

Ethereum Classic was also among the top performers, rising 9.4%.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-11-21: leaders

Markets

The Subtle Way AI Data Centers Boost Bitcoin Mining Economics

The competition for cheap electrons could establish a floor for hashprice, or at least slow down hashrate growth.

A bitcoin mining operation. (Cipher Mining)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: ADA Gains 10.1% as Index Continues Higher

Stellar was also among the top performers, adding 6.5% from Tuesday.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-11-20: leaders

Markets

Rumble Stock Rises as CEO Teases Bitcoin Adoption

The YouTube competitor had about $131 million of cash and cash equivalents on its balance sheet as of the end of the third quarter.

Rumble mulls bitcoin treasury strategy (Mariia Shalabaieva/Unsplash)

Finance

El Salvador Is Getting Its First Tokenized U.S. Treasuries Offering

The new product aims to give access to T-Bill investments for individuals and organizations who were previously unable to invest in these products, the press release said.

El Salvador flag (Unsplash)