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

Gold Continues Correcting and That Might Be Good for Bitcoin

The two assets have had inverse-correlated ETF flows on four different days in the last week.

Gold (Credit: Shutterstock)

Markets

Bitcoin Tops $97K, Strategy Hits 2025 High Ahead of Earnings Amid Capital Raise Speculation

Both bitcoin and the Nasdaq are above their levels just prior to President Trump's early April tariff announcements.

A mesmerizing Bitcoin animation, right next to an art gallery. (Credit: Tom Carreras)

Markets

SOL, XRP and DOGE Spot ETFs Likely to Be Approved by SEC in Coming Months, Analysts Say

Action could come as soon as July 2, when the SEC will be required to make a final decision on a number of altcoin ETF proposals.

ETFs up for decision (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Miners With HPC Exposure Underperformed BTC for Third Straight Month: JPMorgan

Mining profitability fell in April as the network hashrate increased 6%, the report said.

JPMorgan building (Shutterstock)

Markets

Crypto Rebounds From Early Declines Alongside Reversal in U.S. Stocks

The major U.S. stock market averages tumbled about 2% to begin Wednesday following underwhelming economic data.

U.S. President Donald Trump (Credit: Shutterstock/Evan El-Amin)

Markets

Robinhood's Surprise Earnings Beat Despite Trading Lull Could be Positive for Coinbase

The trading platform’s results could give an indication for Coinbase’s earnings on May 8.

Robinhood shares could benefit from SEC dropping Coinbase case. (Shutterstock)

Finance

Visa and Baanx Launch USDC Stablecoin Payment Cards

The Visa cards enable holders to spend USDC directly from their crypto wallets, using smart contracts to move a stablecoin balance.

Casa central de Visa en Foster City, California. (Wonderlane/Creative Commons)

Finance

Ripple Offered $4B-$5B for Stablecoin Issuer Circle: Bloomberg

The offer was rejected as too low, according to the story.

FastNews (CoinDesk)

Tech

AI-Powered Court System Is Coming to Crypto With GenLayer

GenLayer Labs is building a protocol that uses AI models as judges, with the goal of providing reliable, neutral, third-party arbitration in record time.

GenLayer is building an on-chain court system. (Credit: Unsplash, Wesley Tingey)

Markets

Stagflationary Data Puts Pressure on Bitcoin, Stocks

U.S. GDP turned negative in the first quarter, while prices rose more than forecast; ADP jobs data was the weakest in nearly one year.

XRP bears chalk out a H&S pattern. (Unsplash, mana5280)