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

SOL Strategies Buys $18M of Solana Tokens With First Tranche of $500M Note Deal

The Canadian firm is betting on Solana by using debt financing to scale its validator footprint and crypto holdings.

Former Valkyrie CEO Leah Wald to take the reins of Cypherpunk (Cypherpunk)

Markets

BNB Coin Could Hit $2,775 by Year-End 2028, Standard Chartered Says

The token has traded like an unweighted mix of bitcoin and ether since May 2021, the report said.

Standard Chartered. (Shutterstock)

Markets

Bitcoin Mining Rig Maker Canaan Could Have 5X Upside, Says Wall Street Analyst

Benchmark's Mark Palmer initiated coverage on the firm's roughed-up shares with a buy rating and $3 price target.

Racks of crypto mining machines.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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