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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Финансы

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

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

FastNews (CoinDesk)

Технологии

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)

Рынки

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)

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Bitcoin Edges Above $95K, U.S. Stocks Remain Strong as Analyst Warns of 'Blind' Market

Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick announced that the White House was finalizing a trade deal with an unnamed country.

The recent market downturn has made regulating crypto "politically possible." (Best Backgrounds/Shutterstock)

Финансы

SoFi Plans Major Push Into Crypto Amid New Regulatory Environment

There's been a “fundamental shift” in the crypto landscape in the U.S., CEO Anthony Noto said on Wednesday.

SoFi (Shutterstock)

Технологии

Coinbase’s Base Network Achieves ‘Stage 1’ Status, Reducing Centralization Risk

The move means that Base will now have a security council which will help approve certain network upgrades if needed.

Jesse Pollak (courtesy Winni Wintermeyer/Coinbase)

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Robinhood Crypto Revenue Expected to Fall in Q1 After Record Late 2024 Gain: JPMorgan

After a 700% surge in Q4 crypto revenue, analysts now expect a pullback in Q1 as trading activity slows.

Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest Buys 1.3M Robinhood Shares on Nasdaq Debut

Технологии

Polygon Spin-Off Miden Secures $25M to Bring Speed, Privacy to Institutional Giants

The funding round was led by a16z crypto, 1kx and Hack VC.

Funds rising (Darío Martínez-Batlle/Unsplash)

Рынки

Bitcoin Holds Tight Despite Dismal Economic Data, Rising India/Pakistan Tensions

The Dallas Fed Manufacturing Index plunged to its lowest level since the COVID pandemic closed the economy.

Chart pointing upwards.(Frank Busch/Unsplash)

Финансы

Kraken’s Former Legal Chief Marco Santori Joins Pantera Capital

“The timing couldn’t be better, and Pantera couldn’t be better positioned to capitalize on it,” Santori said about his new role.

Marco Santori (CoinDesk archives)