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

Applied Digital Tumbles 30% on Revenue Miss; Plans Selling Cloud Computing Unit

The Texas company, which pivoted from crypto mining to high-performance computing, said it will sell its cloud computing business to struggling cloud computing business.

Crypto mining machines (lmstockwork/Shutterstock)

Markets

MSTR vs. MSTY: Growth or Income? A 12-Month Showdown

MSTY’s portfolio consists primarily of U.S. Treasury bills, cash, and short-term call options on MSTR, allowing it to synthetically replicate exposure without directly owning the stock.


Finance

Ethena Agrees With Regulator to Withdraw From German Market

All existing users will be onboarded to Ethena's entity in the British Virgin Islands.

(Bartolomiej Pietrzyk/Shutterstock)

Finance

Zero Hash Processed $2B in Flows to Tokenized Funds as RWA Demand Accelerates

The infrastructure provider underpins tokenized funds by BlackRock, Franklin Templeton and Republic facilitating stablecoin settlements across 22 blockchains.

Zero Hash Founder on Expanding to DeFi and NFTs After Raising $35M

Markets

XRP Most Likely to Get U.S. Spot ETF Approval Ahead of SOL, DOGE: Analysts

Data from Kaiko Indices shows XRP and SOL boast the deepest 1% market depth on vetted exchanges, with XRP surging past SOL since late 2024 and doubling Cardano’s ADA in liquidity.

16:9 ETF (viarami/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Hovers at $85K as Fed’s Waller Suggests 'Bad News' Rate Cuts if Tariffs Resume

U.S. stocks, including Strategy (MSTR) and MARA Holdings, rose on possible progress on trade talks with the EU.


Markets

Circle’s EURC Stablecoin Surges 43% to Record Supply as Dollar Troubles Fuel Demand

The fastest growth was seen on the Ethereum, Solana and Base networks, data shows.

European Union flag (Christian Lue/Unsplash)

Finance

Nomura's Laser Digital Denies Involvement in Mantra Crash

The token remains 90% down over the past 24 hours.


Markets

Kraken Now Offers U.S. Stock, ETF Trading as it Preps for Possible IPO

Clients in 10 states will now be able to trade stocks and crypto from one platform.

Kraken on phone (PiggyBank/ Unsplash)

Finance

Bitcoin Mining Profitability Down 7.4% in March as Prices, Transaction Fees Fell: Jefferies

Mining profitability worsened due to a 11.2% decline in the bitcoin price and a 9.1% slump in transaction fees, the report said.

Racks of crypto mining machines.