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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Merkado

Crumbling Markets Have Sent Treasury Yields Plunging, Offering Hope for Crypto

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Tuesday morning said the Trump administration is committed to lowering interest rates.

United States Capitol Building in Washington D.C (ElevenPhotographs/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Merkado

Flowdesk Raises $102M to Expand Trading and Liquidity Desks

The company plans to use the raise to scale its balance sheet, expand its compliance and technology teams, and open new offices in key jurisdictions.

head and shoulders shot of Flowdesk CEO Guilhem Chaumont

Merkado

Major U-Turn in Crypto Markets Sends Bitcoin Back Below $87K

The U.S. stock market has turned lower as well ahead of coming tariffs against major trade partners.

(Mark Basarab/Unsplash)

Pananalapi

Copper Hires Tammy Weinrib as Chief Compliance Officer for Americas as it Expands in U.S.

Weinrib previously worked at crypto exchanges Binance.US and Gemini.

Copper makes hire

Tech

Layer-2 BOB's 'Bitcoin DeFi' Continues Progress With Fireblocks Integration

Fireblocks users can now earn yield on their BTC holdings via BOB's network

bob

Merkado

The Morning After: Bitcoin Slips Back Below $90K Following Crypto's Wild Sunday

President Trump's social media post on a crypto reserve sent markets soaring, but raised questions.

Roller coaster ride for bitcoin on Monday (Getty Images)

Pananalapi

Donald Trump-Linked Firm May be Looking to Start NFT and Metaverse Platform

DTTM Operations filed a trademark application that hints at software that manages crypto, NFTs and virtual reality services.

Trump Trading Cards Series 2 (OpenSea)

Merkado

Why DeFi Projects Could Be Ready to Outperform: Kaiko Research

Regulatory clarity may provide a boost for DeFi projects.

Uniswap logo on phone (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

Merkado

BlackRock Adds Its IBIT Bitcoin ETF to Alternative Asset Model Portfolio

The world’s biggest asset manager added a 1% to 2% allocation to its target allocation portfolios.

(BlackRock)

Merkado

Bitcoin Dip-Buyers Step in Friday, but What Might Weekend Action Bring?

Punitive tariffs against Mexico, Canada and China could go into effect on Tuesday.

Fear headed into weekend