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

Anchorage Digital to Acquire USDM Issuer Mountain Protocol in Stablecoin Expansion Move

The deal aims to strengthen Anchorage Digital’s role in the institutional stablecoin ecosystem, CEO Nathan McCauley said.

Anchorage CEO: Regulation Is 'Fundamentally Bullish' for Crypto Space

Finance

David Bailey's Nakamoto Holdings Going Public Via Merger With KindlyMD; Shares Soar 650%

The company has raised $710 million to pursue its bitcoin treasury strategy.

Money in hand (Unsplash)

Markets

Strategy Makes $1.34B Bitcoin Buy, Adding Another 13,390 BTC

The Michael Saylor-led company now holds 568,840 bitcoin.

Photo of Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor standing. (Nikhilesh De)

Markets

Bitcoin Challenges $105K on Positive Weekend Macro Headlines

"Many things discussed, much agreed to," said President Trump of today's trade negotiations with China.

Close up image of Donald Trump speaking at lectern

News Analysis

Analysis: Coinbase Is Buying Bitcoin, Just Don’t Call It a Treasury Strategy.

Coinbase has bitcoin on the balance sheet, but management wants to be clear it's not taking the Michael Saylor/MSTR approach.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong at the White House

Markets

Bitcoin Tops $100K for First Time in 3 Months; Are Upside Targets Too Low?

The price has jumped 33% in a few weeks after plunging to $75,000 in the days following President Trump's early April Liberation Day tariff announcement.

Bitcoin tops $100K

Finance

Superstate Expands Into Tokenized Equities; SOL Strategies to Be First Listing

The company's "Opening Bell" platform lets SEC-registered shares trade on-chain, bridging crypto and public equity markets.

Robert Leshner, CEO of Superstate (Superstate)

Finance

Stripe Unveils Payments Products Powered by 'Gale-Force Tailwind' Stablecoins

Stripe has launched a new money management service powered by stablecoins

Stripe

Markets

Fed Stagflation Risk Signal Could Be Bullish for Bitcoin, Analyst Says

Holding rates steady, the U.S. central bank took note of the possibility of higher inflation and unemployment.

Stagflation

Markets

Trump Crypto Adviser David Bailey in Talks to Launch Bitcoin Investment Company: The Information

Bailey, who advised President Donald Trump on crypto policy during his 2024 presidential campaign, is reportedly raising $300 million to buy bitcoin.

(Luis Villasmil/Unsplash)