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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Mercados

The Subtle Way AI Data Centers Boost Bitcoin Mining Economics

The competition for cheap electrons could establish a floor for hashprice, or at least slow down hashrate growth.

A bitcoin mining operation. (Cipher Mining)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: ADA Gains 10.1% as Index Continues Higher

Stellar was also among the top performers, adding 6.5% from Tuesday.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-11-20: leaders

Mercados

Rumble Stock Rises as CEO Teases Bitcoin Adoption

The YouTube competitor had about $131 million of cash and cash equivalents on its balance sheet as of the end of the third quarter.

Rumble mulls bitcoin treasury strategy (Mariia Shalabaieva/Unsplash)

Finanças

El Salvador Is Getting Its First Tokenized U.S. Treasuries Offering

The new product aims to give access to T-Bill investments for individuals and organizations who were previously unable to invest in these products, the press release said.

El Salvador flag (Unsplash)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: HBAR Gains 13.3%, Leading Index Higher from Monday

Render was also among the top performers, rising 5.1%.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-11-19: leaders

Mercados

Spot Bitcoin ETF Options Could Start Trading as Early as Tomorrow

The availability of options is thought to possibly bring further institutional interest to the bitcoin ETFs.

Nasdaq (Leonardo Munoz/VIEWpress via Getty)

Política

Can a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Move Forward Without Congress? Experts Disagree

The U.S. government already holds more than 208,000 bitcoin, but retaining it is more complicated than might be assumed.

Former U.S. President and now President-elect Donald Trump (Jon Cherry/Getty Images).

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: XLM Surges 73.2% Over Weekend in Broad Rally

The CoinDesk 20 gained 6.5% over the weekend with all but two assets trading higher.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-11-18: leaders

Mercados

Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy Added Additional 51,780 Bitcoin for $4.6B

The company now holds 331,200 bitcoin acquired for roughly $16.5 billion and worth just shy of $30 billion.

MicroStrategy executive chairman and co-founder Michael Saylor. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finanças

Bank Clients Just Dipped Their Toes Into Bitcoin ETFs, but Q4 Could See a FOMO Spike

The most recent batch of 13F reports filed by institutional investors was uneventful alongside bitcoin's price action during the third quarter.

An ETF promising 100% downside protection for volatility in the price of bitcoin hit the market on Wednesday. (Charlie Harris/Unsplash)