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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Markets

Grayscale Launches Artificial Intelligence-Focused Crypto Fund; AI Tokens Gain

The Grayscale Decentralized AI Fund includes the native tokens of AI-focused blockchain protocols such as Near (NEAR), Render (RNDR), Bittensor (TAO), Filecoin (FIL) and Livepeer (LPT).

Grayscale advertisement (Grayscale)

Markets

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Mixed Results with XRP and ICP Leading

The index rose slightly in overnight trading, with half the assets trading higher.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-07-17 - leaders

Markets

Bitcoin Hits $65K Shaking Off Mt. Gox Payout Worries; XRP Leads Crypto Rally

The Mt. Gox distribution will not end the bullish trend, CryptoQuant's CEO noted.

Bitcoin price on July 16 (CoinDesk)

Policy

Detained Binance Exec Tigran Gambaryan Wheeled into Nigerian Court as Health Deteriorates

Gambaryan reportedly has a herniated disc in his back, leaving him in severe pain and “hardly able to walk.”

Tigran Gambaryan, Binance's head of crime compliance, is one of two executives detained in Nigeria. (Shutterstock/Consensus)

Markets

Bitcoin ETF Traders Bought the Dip and Now Are Buying the Rebound as Inflows Topped $300M Monday

It was the seventh consecutive day of net inflows for the U.S.-based spot funds.

Scrabble tiles spelling out "ETF GROWTH"

Policy

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss Each Contributed $250,000 to New Trump-Aligned Super PAC

America PAC has raised $8.75 million this quarter from a handful of tech and venture capital executives.

Donald J. Trump at a rally (Gerd Altmann, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Trump Campaign's Crypto Donations Amounted to $3M of $331M Raised Last Quarter: WSJ

Roughly 100 people contributed crypto the campaign, including high-profile industry players like the Winklevoss twins and Kraken's Jesse Powell.

BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA - JULY 13: Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he is rushed offstage by U.S. Secret Service agents after being grazed by a bullet during a rally on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. Butler County district attorney Richard Goldinger said the shooter is dead after injuring former U.S. President Donald Trump, killing one audience member and injuring another in the shooting. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Markets

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: NEAR and XRP Lead as Index Posts Modest Gain

NEAR's 7.8% advance and XRP's 2.2% rise buoyed the CoinDesk 20 Index in overnight trading.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-07-16 - leaders

Finance

BlackRock’s Larry Fink: Bitcoin Is ‘Legitimate Financial Instrument'

The company's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) added roughly $4 billion in assets in the second quarter.

Larry Fink reiterated  that bitcoin is a legitimate financial asset (Sean Gallup/Getty images)

Markets

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Broad-Based Gains Push Index Up 8.2%

ICP led today's gains in the CoinDesk 20 Index with a 26.1% rise.

CoinDesk 20 leaders (CoinDesk Indices)