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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CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: XRP Gains 7.9%, Leading Index Higher From Monday

Stellar (XLM) joined Ripple (XRP) as a top performer, rising 6.7%.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-12-17: leaders chart

Merkado

Bitcoin Holder Semler Scientific's Shares Now Available for Options Trading

The medical device company adopted a bitcoin treasury strategy earlier this year and currently holds 2,084 tokens worth roughly $220 million.

Bitcoin, Semler Scientific

Pananalapi

Tether Invests in MiCA-Compliant Stablecoin Issuer StablR

The crypto company behind USDT, the largest stablecoin, decided to shutter its own euro-pegged stablecoin and back smaller issuers that comply with the EU's MiCA regulations.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino (Tether)

Pananalapi

Ripple to Roll Out RLUSD Stablecoin on Dec. 17, Adds Former Central Bankers to Advisory Board

The stablecoin will become broadly available to crypto users on the XRP Ledger and Ethereum networks beginning on Tuesday.

Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, speaks at Consensus 2024. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: HBAR Falls 11.3% Over Weekend, Leading Index Lower

Internet Computer joined Hedera as a top underperformer, declining 7.1%

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-12-16: laggards chart

Merkado

Ethena Rolls Out Stablecoin Backed by BlackRock's BUIDL Token

The protocol's governance token ENA rallied over the weekend as Donald Trump-affiliated World Liberty Financial invested in the token.

(Ryan Quintal/Unsplash, Modified by CoinDesk)

Merkado

MicroStrategy to Enter Nasdaq 100, Exposing Bitcoin-Linked Stock to Billions in Passive Investment Flows

The self-described Bitcoin Development Company became one of the 75 largest non-financial firms in the Nasdaq after its explosive growth this year.

MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (CoinDesk/Danny Nelson)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: RENDER Falls 2.6% as Index Trades Lower From Thursday

Solana joined Render as an underperformer, dipping 2.1%.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-12-13: laggards chart

Merkado

Bitcoin Grapples with $100K as Rally on Trump's Crypto-Positive Comment Fizzles

Altcoins as a group outperformed bitcoin, with AVAX and LINK leading sector gains.

Bitcoin price (TradingView)

Pananalapi

Activist Investor Starboard Has Built Stake in Bitcoin Miner Riot: WSJ

Starboard is reportedly pushing the miner to convert some of its mining sites into data centers.

Activist investor reported to have been pushing Riot to move into HPC. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)