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Stephen Alpher

Co-regional news chief, Americas

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

IntoTheBlock and Trident Merge With $25M Backing to Build Institutional DeFi Gateway

The newly formed Sentora aims to offer a compliant DeFi platform for sophisticated investors looking for yield, liquidity and risk management.

May 6, 2025

Anthony DeMartino, CEO of Sentora (Sentora)

Tech

Solana’s Natix and Grab Team Up to Expand DePIN Mapping Into U.S., Europe

The collaboration will enhance mapping accuracy by combining Natix’s network with Grab’s mapmaking technology.

May 6, 2025

Grab delivery services (Wikipedia)

Finance

Bitcoin Likely Still 'Rat Poison' at Berkshire Hathaway Even Without Warren Buffett

The Oracle's crypto skepticism runs deep and successor Greg Abel is unlikely to chart a new course.

May 5, 2025

Warren Buffet in Washington D.C. in 2015. (Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Fortune/Time Inc)

Markets

Bitcoin Treasury Firms' 'Dry Powder' Could Push Prices Up Significantly: NYDIG

Issuance capacity among bitcoin-holding companies could translate to tens of billions in market buying power.

May 5, 2025

Dry powder

Finance

Semler Scientific Adds 167 Bitcoin, Bringing Holdings to 3,634 BTC

The company made its latest purchases for $16.2 million, or an average price of $97,093 per bitcoin.

May 5, 2025

Solv unveils Shariah-compliant BTC-yield product. (BenjaminNelan/Pixabay)

Finance

Michael Saylor's Strategy Adds 1,895 Bitcoin, Bringing Company Stack to 555,450 BTC

A combination of sales of common stock and STRK preferred stock funded the latest purchase.

May 5, 2025

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

Finance

Franklin Templeton Backs Bitcoin DeFi Push, Citing ‘New Utility’ for Investors

"I don’t think focusing on Bitcoin DeFi will dilute or complicate Bitcoin’s core narrative." Farrelly said.

May 2, 2025

CoinDesk

Markets

Strategy’s $84B Bitcoin Expansion Plan Backed by Wall Street Analysts

Sell-side bulls from Benchmark and TD Cowen viewed Michael Saylor and team's plan as a bold yet realistic escalation of its bitcoin-focused strategy amid rising institutional interest.

May 2, 2025

Michael Saylor speaks on stage during Bitcoin Conference 2023 at Miami Beach Convention Center on May 19, 2023 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Jason Koerner/Getty Images)

Markets

U.S. Added Stronger Than Expected 177K Jobs in April

The price of bitcoin was modestly lower at $96,700 in the moments following the news.

May 2, 2025

The government releases jobs data for November on Friday (YinYang/Getty)

Markets

Strategy Raising Another $21B to Buy Bitcoin, Posts Large Q1 Loss on BTC Price Decline

The company boosted its BTC Yield target to 25% from 15% and its BTC $ Gain Target to $15 billion from $10 billion.

May 1, 2025

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