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

‘Mr. Bitcoin Is About to Go Down Big’: Jim Cramer Expects Lower Prices

Cramer in 2021 said he sold most of his bitcoin holdings.

CNBC's Jim Cramer

Finance

Tokenized RWA Platform Untangled Goes Live, Gets $13.5M Funding to Bring Private Credit On-Chain

London-based asset manager Fasanara Capital led the investment round and has opened two private tokenized credit pools on the platform.

Untangled Finance raises $13.5M (Untangled Finance)

Markets

Bitcoin Hovers Above $27,000 as U.S. Stocks Advance

Meanwhile, bitcoin's dominance continues to climb.

BTC price today (CoinDesk)

Markets

Billionaire Paul Tudor Jones Backs Bitcoin and Gold as Geopolitical Risks Rise

Jones said the U.S. in moving towards an “untenable fiscal position.”

Paul Tudor Jones (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Robin Hood)

Markets

Crypto Markets Slump 2% Following Hamas Attack on Israel

Bitcoin flirted with a two-month high over the weekend before beginning to pull back early Monday.

Bitcoin slumps to $27.5K (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Grapples with $28K Resistance, but ‘Uncorrelated Asset’ Allure Could Mean Higher Prices, Says Analyst

The crypto is on track for gains on Friday despite bearish U.S. jobs numbers which initially sent it down nearly 2%.

BTC price today (CoinDesk)

Finance

Tokenized U.S. Treasuries Arrive on Coinbase’s Base with Backed’s RWA Token Issuance

The market for tokenized U.S. Treasuries has grown sixfold this year to $666 million, according to a real-world asset data provider.

(Ryan Quintal/Unsplash, Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Custody Firm Ledger Cuts 12% of Staff

The company cited macroeconomic headwinds limiting the company's ability to drive revenue as a reason for the cuts.

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Finance

Blockticity Mints Hemp and Cannabis Certifications on Avalanche

The process works by Blockticity printing a QR code on a product and the QR code then links to a Certificate of Analysis minted as an Avalanche NFT.

(Unsplash)