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: 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

Markets

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)

Markets

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 (Credit: 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

Markets

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)

Finance

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)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk Performance Update: LINK Gains 15.9%, Leading Index Higher from Wednesday

Uniswap joined Chainlink as a top performer, rising 8.6%.

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

Markets

Bitcoin Going to $200K, Coinbase to Join S&P 500: Bitwise's 10 Predictions for 2025

This year was good for crypto, but 2025 might turn out even better for the sector, according to Bitwise Asset Management.

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan (Suzanne Cordiero/CoinDesk/Shutterstock)

Markets

Stablecoin Market Cap Hits $200B Milestone, Could Double in 2025 as Adoption Accelerates

Asset manager Bitwise sees the stablecoin market growing to $400 billion next year, with U.S. legislation, fintech adoption and global payments driving the growth.

Stablecoin market cap (CCData)

Markets

Bitcoin Crosses Above $101K as XRP, AI Tokens Lead Crypto Rally Following CPI

Wednesday morning's in line U.S. inflation data seemingly cleared the way for a Fed rate cut next week.

Crypto stocks surged after Trump's announcement rebounded the market.(Torsten Asmus/Getty images)