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

Tokenized Uranium Goes Live on the Tezos Blockchain with Archax, Cameco Involved

Uranium.io aims to bring investment in the yellow metal to retail investors while the nuclear industry is having a revival, Arthur Breitman, director of the protocol's development firm said in an interview.

Nuclear power plant (Getty Images/Unsplash)

Markets

Silk Road Bitcoin Worth Nearly $2B Moved to Coinbase Prime

The transfer could spark selling pressure in the market as it indicates that the U.S. government is preparing to sell or has already sold the assets.

Silk Road

Markets

Bitcoin's 'Illiquid' Supply Soars to New All-Time High Near 15M Tokens

Alongside, bitcoin on exchanges have fallen to almost a four-year low, suggesting heightened investor demand.

BTC Illiquid Supply (Glassnode)

Markets

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: HBAR Surges 42.3% as Index Climbs Higher from Friday

XRP joined HBAR as a top performer, gaining 38.5%.

CoinDesk 20

Markets

MicroStrategy Added 15.4K Bitcoin for $1.5B as Saylor Pitches BTC to Microsoft

The purchases took place over the week ended Sunday and were funded with share sales under the company's ATM program.

MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (CoinDesk/Danny Nelson)

Markets

Ethereum ETFs See Record $333M Inflows, Outpacing Bitcoin Funds as Catch-Up Trade Gains Momentum

Improved outlook for the DeFi space and warmer regulatory climate with incoming U.S. administration are main drivers behind the sentiment shift towards ether, LMAX strategist Joel Kruger said.

Ether (ETH) price outperformed bitcoin (BTC) through the week. (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Price Makes Another Run at $100K as U.S. Traders Return After Thanksgiving

Bitcoin's price premium on Coinbase rebounded after flipping negative during the recent pullback, suggesting that American traders may be driving the rally.

Bitcoin Price Index (CoinDesk)

Finance

Tether to Shutter Euro Stablecoin as Key MiCA Deadline Looms

The firm's decision comes as crypto companies in the EU prepare to comply with region-wide digital asset rules by the end of this year..

Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino at Paris Blockchain Week on April 14, 2022. (Twitter/Bitfinex, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: UNI Jumps 16.3% as All Assets Trade Higher

Stellar also joined Uniswap as a top performer, gaining 12.1% from Tuesday.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-11-27: leaders chart

Markets

Stablecoins Hit Record $190B Market Cap, Surpassing Pre-Terra Crash Peak: CCData

Demand for stablecoins soared as investors poured capital into cryptos after Trump's election victory.

Stablecoin market capitalization (CCData)