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

BitMine adds $90 million in ETH — Tom Lee says crypto sentiment reminiscent of 2018 and 2022 bottoms

The Ethereum treasury firm continues its buying spree with its largest weekly ETH purchase in token terms this year.

Thomas Lee, chairman of BitMine and CIO of Fundstrat, on the main stage during Consensus Hong Kong 2026 (David Paul Morris/Consensus, modified by CoinDesk)

Marchés

Michael Saylor's Strategy purchased $168 million in bitcoin last week

The company's stack is now 717,131 bitcoin acquired for $54.52 billion, or $76,027 per coin. Bitcoin's current price is $68,000.

Michael Saylor, Executive Chairman of Strategy (MSTR)

Juridique

Crypto execs Armstrong, Garlinghouse among many named to U.S. CFTC advisory group

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's new chief, Mike Selig, repurposed the agency's previous CEO innovation council, almost tripling its members.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Mike Selig (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Marchés

Coinbase misses Q4 estimates as transaction revenue falls below $1 billion

"Crypto is cyclical, and experience tells us it’s never as good, or as bad as it seems," said the company.

Coinbase

Marchés

Bitcoin tumbles back near last week's lows as AI fears crush tech and precious metals plunge

The strong correlation between crypto and the software sector reasserted itself on Wednesday

Bitcoin erased most earlier gains on Monday as it headed back towards the $65,000 mark. (CoinDesk)

Juridique

Crypto PAC Fairshake seeks to force resistant Texas Democrat Al Green from U.S. House

The super PAC is devoting $1.5 million to get Representative Al Green, a Democrat critical of the crypto industry, defeated by a primary challenger.

Representative Al Green, a Texas Democrat (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Finance

Sharplink's Lubin and Chalom make their case for ether DATs as prices plunge

At a panel discussion at Consensus Hong Kong 2026 featuring Sharplink Gaming Chairman Joe Lubin and CEO Joseph Chalom, the two executives outlined how digital asset treasuries are evolving into a distinct institutional strategy.

Sharplink CEO Joseph Chalom and Consensys CEO Joe Lubin speaking at Consensus Hong Kong 2026 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Aave labs proposes ‘Aave Will Win’ plan to send 100% of product revenue to DAO

The proposal arrives amid discord within the Aave community over control of the protocol’s brand and key assets.

Photo of Stani Kulechov in 2019 (CoinDesk archive)

Juridique

Key Senate Democrat wants U.S. crypto bill to move, and SEC chief reveals danger of defeat

Senator Mark Warner, a leading Democratic negotiator on the market structure bill, said he wants it to pass, and SEC chief Paul Atkins said durable policy actually requires it.

U.S. Senator Mark Warner, a Virginia Democrat (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Marchés

Ark Invest's Cathie Wood says bitcoin will thrive amid ‘deflationary chaos’ created by AI and innovation

Exponential tech will force down prices and stress legacy finance, for which bitcoin offers a trustless alternative, said Wood at Bitcoin Investor Week.

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood in a conversation with Procap Financial CEO Anthony Pompliano at the Bitcoin Investor Week in New York. (CoinDesk)