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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Mercati

First Solana Futures ETF to Hit Markets This Week

The products are a significant step forward for the approval of a spot Solana ETF.


Mercati

Fed Holds Rates Steady, Cuts Growth Outlook, Raises Inflation Forecast

The U.S. central bank continues to expect the fed funds rate to end 2025 at 3.9%, or roughly two rate cuts by year-end.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Tecnologie

Elon Musk’s AI Start-Up and Nvidia Join Microsoft, BlackRock, MGX AI Fund

The vehicle, which was created in September of last year, aims to raise $30 billion in funding.

Abstract image of a futuristic server with light blue and green LED lights. (Getty Images)

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What’s the Impact of CoreWeave’s IPO on Core Scientific? Analysts Debate

Whatever is good for CoreWeave is probably good for Core Scientific, but the IPO might not be the most important recent development.

Core Scientific facility in North Carolina. (Core Scientific)

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Solana CME Futures Fell Short of BTC and ETH Debuts, but There's a Catch

When adjusted for asset market capitalization SOL's relative futures volume looks better, K33 Research noted.

Solana CME futures first-day activity compared to BTC and ETH debuts. (CME/K33 Research)

Mercati

Ark Invest’s Cathie Wood Says She Wants to Bring Company's Funds On-Chain

Earlier this month, executives of Coinbase hinted at similar plans in the tokenization space amid hopes of a clearer regulatory landscape.

Ark Invest CEO and CIO Cathie Wood speaking virtually at the Digital Asset Summit in New York. (Danny Nelson)

Finanza

EOS Rebrands to Vaulta as It Shifts Focus to Web3 Banking

The transition includes a token swap and the launch of a banking advisory group.

Yyves La Rose, founder and CEO of Vaulta Foundation.

Mercati

Bitcoin Pulls Back With Markets Nervous Ahead of Fed Meeting Results

The Nasdaq and S&P 500 were both lower by more than 1% about an hour before the close.


Tecnologie

Microsoft Raises Alarm of Malware Targeting Coinbase, MetaMask Wallets

A new report from Microsoft researchers warned of malware that could steal and decrypt users’ information from 20 of some of the most popular cryptocurrency wallets.

Microsoft shareholders voted against adding bitcoin to its company's treasury. (Photo by Craig T Fruchtman/Getty Images)

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Michael Saylor's Strategy Funding More Bitcoin Purchases With New Preferred Stock

The world's largest corporate holder of bitcoin is looking to raise around $500 million in an offering of Perpetual Preferred Strife Stock.

Executive Chairman of MSTR, Michael Saylor (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)