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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Finance

AI-Related Tokens Hold Gains After Nvidia's Big Beat Solidifies Bullish Outlook

FET, GRT, AGIX are among the artificial intelligence cryptos that traders are following as the chipmaker reports its second quarter results.

(Shutterstock)

Markets

DAI Stablecoin Surpasses $5B Market Cap on Higher Yield, Lifting Spark Protocol

The recently-introduced Enhanced Dai Savings Rate reversed some of the token’s decline in market value.

Rune Christensen (Trevor Jones)

Markets

‘We’ve Seen Enough’: Battered Bitcoin at $26K Can’t Stay Down Much Longer, Pantera’s Morehead Says

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell will be heard from later this week about the possible future direction of U.S. central bank policy.

Pantera CEO Dan Morehead (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Markets

NEAR Jumps 5% After Nexo Integration, Bucking Market Trend

Also announced was a partnership with startup Tokenproof.

NEAR token gains on Wednesday (CoinDesk)

Web3

What Happens to Football NFTs Now That Panini Lost Its License?

Don’t worry, your NFTs aren’t going to be lost to the ether anytime soon.

NFL All Day (Unsplash)

Markets

BNB Token Stumbles to 1-Year Low Amid Mounting Scrutiny Over Binance

Formerly known as Binance Coin, BNB sunk to as low as $204, its weakest level since late June 2022.

BNB price over past week (CoinDesk)

Finance

Friend.Tech Hype Sees Base Surpass Rival Layer 2 Blockchains in Average Transactions per Second

Average daily TPS on Base has risen by 156% in the past week.

Base hits 15.88 TPS (l2beat)

Markets

Bitcoin Settles in Below $26K as Altcoins Lead Crypto Declines

In the absence of any positive catalyst, cryptocurrencies took the path of least resistance.

Bitcoin settles in below $26K (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Bulls Mull the Meaning of New Fed Messaging on Inflation and Interest Rates

Instruments tied to interest rates compete with Bitcoin for investor dollars.

MakerDAO community votes to hike DAI rewards to 1% (Getty Images)

Finance

Coinbase Will Suspend USDT, DAI and RAI Trading for Canadian Users

The exchange expanded its services in Canada earlier this week.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)